Rome, 28 Sept. (LaPresse) – “Full solidarity with our colleague Donatella Casari, the employment judge who carries out her duties with absolute impartiality and balance.” This was stated by the President of the Court of Rome, Lorenzo Pontecorvo. Commenting on the recent controversy surrounding the appeal lodged by Sigfrido Ranucci against Rai following the suspension of his role as presenter of *Report*, the leadership of the Roman judiciary has defended the judge’s conduct and rejected any suggestion of political manipulation. At the heart of the matter is the allocation of the case file concerning the dispute that will determine the investigative journalist’s future on television as presenter of *Report*. “The case was allocated by strictly applying the criteria set out in the tables that have been in force for years. These are entirely automatic mechanisms that absolutely guarantee compliance with the Constitution and the fundamental principle of the natural judge pre-established by law,” said Pontecorvo in an official statement.
Rai, President of the Court of Rome: “Support for judge in Ranucci case”
Rome, 28 Sept. (LaPresse) – “Full solidarity with our colleague Donatella Casari, the employment judge who carries out her duties with absolute impartiality and balance.” This was stated by the President of the Court of Rome, Lorenzo Pontecorvo. Commenting on the recent controversy surrounding the appeal lodged by Sigfrido Ranucci against Rai following the suspension of his role as presenter of *Report*, the leadership of the Roman judiciary has defended the judge’s conduct and rejected any suggestion of political manipulation. At the heart of the matter is the allocation of the case file concerning the dispute that will determine the investigative journalist’s future on television as presenter of *Report*. “The case was allocated by strictly applying the criteria set out in the tables that have been in force for years. These are entirely automatic mechanisms that absolutely guarantee compliance with the Constitution and the fundamental principle of the natural judge pre-established by law,” said Pontecorvo in an official statement.