The central executive body of the
judiciary's union, the National Association of Magistrates
(ANM), on Monday called for the respect of the autonomy and
independence of its members, stressing that the cabinet "can't
expect magistrates to take decisions inspired by the need to
cooperate" with the executive.
"The National Association of Magistrates forcefully asks for the
jurisdiction to be respected in a performance of its duties that
is autonomous and independent", ANM said in a note.
Magistrates cannot be expected "to take decisions inspired by
the need to cooperate with the government in office".
If members of the judiciary "acted according to the
expectations" of policy makers, they would "betray their
constitutional mandate", the note added.
"Magistrates express deep concern when ridicule replaces
criticism and the dissent of leading members of the government
is expressed through allegations of ideological prejudices,
abnormalities and of stepping into a sphere reserved to
politics", ANM also said.
Government members at the weekend accused judges of
"overstepping their powers" when a Rome court nixed the
detention of the first dozen migrants taken to a new Italian-run
hosting centre in Albania, with Justice Ministe Carlo Nordio
slamming the decision as "abnormal", and Premier Giorgia Meloni
posted an extract of a prosecutor's email about her, implying
members of the judiciary had an agenda against the government.
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