Rome, July 24 (LaPresse) – "Carlo Nordio was also opposed to the separation of careers. This is proven by this letter signed by the then magistrate in Venice and sent to the National Magistrates Association. It was May 3, 1994," said the ANM on its social profiles, where the "exclusive document" was published. The letter reads: "The undersigned Magistrates of the Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Court of Venice adhere to the statement of the National Magistrates Association as they are opposed to the division of careers of Magistrates with prosecutorial functions and those with judging functions." Among the signatures is that of Minister Nordio.
An article on the ANM’s magazine website, 'La Magistratura,' publishes the same document and adds: "It was sent by fax to the Rome office of the National Magistrates Association. The signatories adhered to the appeal by public prosecutors, published in the magazine La Magistratura in April ’94, which collected over 1,500 signatures and listed several arguments against the separation between prosecutorial and judging magistrates.
Illuminating on this point is the first part of the document: 'In the history of republican Italy, the independence of the Public Prosecutor from the executive branch and the unity of the judiciary have concretely represented a guarantee for the affirmation of legality and the protection of the principles of equality before the law.'
Exactly the same arguments that ANM defends today and that Nordio now rejects, after having shared and signed them as a magistrate."