Rome, 20 May (LaPresse) – The Third Chamber of the Rome Court of Appeal has upheld the eight-month prison sentence handed down to Andrea Delmastro, former Undersecretary of Justice, in the case relating to the disclosure of confidential information regarding the case of the anarchist Alfredo Cospito. The judges also ordered a one-year ban from public office. The decision came after more than two hours of deliberation. Delmastro, who was present in the courtroom when the verdict was read out, left the court immediately after the sentence was handed down. He was defended in the trial by lawyer Giuseppe Valentino. During the hearing on 22 April, the Deputy Attorney General had requested the acquittal of the former undersecretary on the grounds that ‘the act does not constitute a criminal offence’. The panel of judges at the Court of Appeal upheld the first-instance ruling. The committal for trial had been ordered by the investigating judge of the Court of Rome, Emanuela Attura, through a compulsory indictment.
Cospito case: Rome Court of Appeal upholds eight-month sentence for Delmastro
Rome, 20 May (LaPresse) – The Third Chamber of the Rome Court of Appeal has upheld the eight-month prison sentence handed down to Andrea Delmastro, former Undersecretary of Justice, in the case relating to the disclosure of confidential information regarding the case of the anarchist Alfredo Cospito. The judges also ordered a one-year ban from public office. The decision came after more than two hours of deliberation. Delmastro, who was present in the courtroom when the verdict was read out, left the court immediately after the sentence was handed down. He was defended in the trial by lawyer Giuseppe Valentino. During the hearing on 22 April, the Deputy Attorney General had requested the acquittal of the former undersecretary on the grounds that ‘the act does not constitute a criminal offence’. The panel of judges at the Court of Appeal upheld the first-instance ruling. The committal for trial had been ordered by the investigating judge of the Court of Rome, Emanuela Attura, through a compulsory indictment.
