“Fantastic. It is the confirmation of the plots” –

The controversy in Bari does not subside. The anecdote told by the president of the Puglia Region, Michele Emiliano, during the demonstration in support of the mayor Antonio Decaro, which took place in the Apulian capital, is causing discussion. The governor recounted an episode – immortalized in the video that went live on social media during the demonstration – which dates back to the period in which he himself was mayor and Decaro was councillor, involved in the creation of the Ztl in old Bari. “This is how Antonio De Caro’s anti-mafia began. He knocks on the door, comes in white as a sheet. He tells me: ‘I was in St. Peter’s Square, and someone put a gun behind my back. I took him and we went home of Antonio Capriati’s sister, who was the boss of that neighbourhood, and I went to tell him: ‘You see, this engineer, who was my councillor, has to work because here there is the danger of children being hit by cars. If he needs drink, if he needs assistance, I will entrust him to you,” he revealed. Chorus of criticism. Maurizio Gasparri’s shock was strong.

“We are guaranteeists. And when a boss threatens a politician we believe that we should turn to the competent Public Prosecutor’s Office. Instead, Emiliano said, in front of everyone, that if during his career as administrator he encountered threats from the bosses he went to the boss’s family’s house to entrust him with the councilor, he used the word ‘entrustment’, which at the time was Decaro” , said the president of the senators of Forza Italia. A story, that of Emiliano, which Gasparri defined as “disconcerting. Disturbing.” “A former Magistrate, former Mayor and now President of the Region, faced with threats, finds nothing better than to go to the boss’ house to tell his relatives ‘I’ll entrust the councilor to you’. Is this the meaning of the legality of Emiliano and Decaro? Negotiate with those who threaten? In these cases a good complaint is made. But evidently the rules of Emiliano and Decaro are different. This story is truly shocking and I think there is work for the Anti-Mafia Commission, as well as confirmation of the plots that are being talked about in recent days. Being guaranteeists means respecting the rule of law, turning to the structures of the State, not to the homes of the relatives of criminals”, he added.