Lawyer Calantropo: «The thesis of the political trial already denied by the tribunal of ministers»

For over three years of the Salvini-Open Arms trial, the lawyer Michele Calantropo, who defends Arci Sicilia, which has joined the civil action, has fought in the courtrooms of Palermo: «The regulations are clear, the various defense theses of the minister have not been confirmed». Let’s start from the end: the request of the prosecution is for six years, a middle way compared to the maximum sentence. How do you evaluate it? It is a balanced request because we are talking about a person with no criminal record who has carried out conduct that is certainly illegitimate or even illegal. It shows great balance. The member of the Northern League speaks of a political trial. Was that it? Absolutely…