«They put my bank account online, violating the Constitution and Laws. They chose a political opponent as a witness for the criminal prosecution. They picked up communications and wiretapping with a method that was even contested by the Supreme Court ». Now “a long battle awaits me in civil and criminal matters to obtain the compensation I deserve. I will do it with tenacity and method, step by step, without anger. I have nothing to fear and indeed the uncivilized publication of these documents only confirms my transparency and correctness ». The leader of Italia Viva Matteo Renzi wrote on Fb about the investigation into the Open Foundation.
The publication of the account statement
In the sights of the senator and leader of Italia Viva the newspaper Il Fatto who published his statement of account: this is all the income received from June 2018 to March 2020 at the branch of his bank in the Senate. Moreover, for the avoidance of complaints, the newspaper directed by Marco Travaglio specifies: nothing illegal. These are the proceeds of the two years following his resignation from Palazzo Chigi in 2017: many payments for his activity as an international lecturer, from 20 to 50 thousand euros for each speech or intervention (from Stanford University in Italy to the Ministry of Finance Saudi Arabia) . Plus the 653 thousand by Lucio Presta for the famous documentary on Florence. Total, about two million euros.
The mandate to the lawyers
The former premier and leader of Italia viva “has given a mandate to his lawyers to act in all institutional offices to verify the correctness of the acquisitions and publications of these hours. Senator Renzi acknowledges the repeated violation of constitutional precepts and laws, in the silence of a large part of public opinion. And it confirms its commitment to obtain justice both in civil and criminal matters ”, reads a note from the press office of the leader of Italia viva.
The attack on the judges
The former premier attacks the judges. “For years – wrote Renzi – they have spent hundreds of thousands of euros and employ dozens of financiers for a manhunt theorized by the current of judges of the Democratic Judiciary as the close of a ‘health cordon around Senator Renzi”. What is happening, he continues, «should indignant public opinion, the media, political opponents. Not my friends. Because my friends know that events like these do not scare me, but rather give me the energy to relaunch ». “But in the political sphere – he concluded – I hope that someone reflects on the fact that what is happening to me is a repeated violation of the law that hurts the institutions. My sincere thanks go to those who are showing me affection in these hours ».