Luigi de Magistris (mayor)
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| Luigi de Magistris MEP | |
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| Luigi de Magistris in Trento | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Southern Italy |
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| Assumed office 14 July 2009 |
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| Born | 20 June 1967 Naples, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Italy of Values |
Luigi de Magistris (born in Naples in 1967) is the Mayor of Naples and a former prosecutor. He started his career as a public prosecutor in 1995 and worked in Naples from 1998 to 2002. He was deputy public prosecutor in Catanzaro, Italy, from 2002 to 2009[1] and was a Member of the European Parliament. His investigations have frequently focused on links between the Mafia and politicians.
In 2011, de Magistris ran for the Mayor of Naples as the candidate of Italy of Values.[2] He won in the second round defeating the right-wing candidate Gianni Lettieri with 65% of the vote.[3]
In Catanzaro, he worked for several years on the "Poseidone" investigation into misuse by politicians of European Community subsidies for sewage filter systems and other business projects in Calabria. The "Poseidone" case was taken away from Luigi de Magistris, and as was the "Why Not" investigation in which the names of well-known politicians have come up. This investigation was due to be wound up after nearly two years and the persons involved formally indicted. Another case that de Magistris has been involved with is "Le Toghe Lucane", in Basilicata. One of the people to be questioned by de Magistris was Henry John Woodcock, a public prosecutor in Basilicata.
As his recent investigations involve famous names such as Romano Prodi, the Italian prime Minister and Clemente Mastella, the Italian Minister of Justice, de Magistris has been at the centre of media controversy. There have been articles and interviews in several Italian national newspapers, such as La Repubblica, La Stampa, Il Corriere della Sera. He has also made some controversial appearances on public television programs like AnnoZero (October 4, 2007). The Italian journalist Marco Travaglio has written several articles supporting him.
The Minister of Justice Clemente Mastella recently asked that Luigi de Magistris be transferred because he had allegedly revealed Mastella's name as well as those of other Italian politicians apparently involved in his investigations.[4] De Magistris appears before the CSM (the governing board of the magistracy) in January 2008 to defend himself against the serious allegations of the Minister and his inspectors.[5]
The Economist also mentions Luigi de Magistris "whose investigations have shaken Basilicata's magistracy".[4]
Italian comedian Beppe Grillo has also mentioned de Magistris many times in his political blog [6]
Luigi de Magistris has been the second most voted Italian politician in European elections 2009 [7]
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[edit] Famous investigations
[edit] Poseidone
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) started the enquiry and handed it over to Luigi De Magistris in May 2005. Investigations started in May 2005 into an allegedly illegal use of 200 million € of European Community funds. Luigi De Magistris has been removed from the investigation with the accusation that De Magistris did not keep the details of the case confidential and revealed the names of people under investigation, including Forza Italia senator Giancarlo Pittelli and general Walter Lombardo Cretella.[8]
[edit] Why Not
This investigation is about illegal use of public funding. The name of the former Italian Minister of Justice Clemente Mastella appears in the investigation, thanks to his contacts with Antonio Saladino, a key figure in the enquiry.
[edit] Toghe Lucane
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[edit] References
- ^ De Magistris non è più magistrato, Corriere della Sera, November 19, 2009
- ^ Guy Dinmore (May 16, 2011). "Berlusconi seeks Naples trophy in local polls". Financial Times. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c60484a4-7d70-11e0-bc41-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1NrSsDgG3. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ Jeffrey Donovan (May 30, 2011). "Berlusconi Coalition Defeated in Mayoral Races". Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-30/berlusconi-coalition-defeated-in-mayoral-races.html. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ a b Crime in southern Italy, The Economist, August 16, 2007
- ^ De Magistris hearing put off until December, Hammer & Tongues weblog
- ^ The Final Solution, Beppe Grillo's Blog
- ^ Elezioni europee 2009: i risultati e gli eletti
- ^ The lodge of deals, L’Espresso, April 5, 2007
- ^ (Italian) L'inchiesta «Toghe lucane» condotta dal pm di Catanzaro Luigi De Magistris, La Gazetta del Mezzogiorno, September 21, 2007
[edit] External links
- "The lodge of deals" in Espresso, 5 april 2007, translated into English on the site of OLAF
- Article about Luigi de Magistris in The Economist
- (Italian) Interview in Italian of Luigi de Magistris from the Casalinuovo hall in Catanzaro
- (Italian) Intervista al magistrato Luigi De Magistris sulla criminalità organizzata, Radio Radicale, July 17, 2007
- UDC until proven guilty, Hammer & Tongues weblog
- Articles written on l'Unità (Italian)
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| Preceded by Rosa Russo Iervolino |
Mayor of Naples 2011 – incumbent |
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