Judges sing and dance "Bella Ciao", Parodi: "I wouldn't have done it"

That Bella ciao sung loudly in the Anm room of the Naples court could not go unnoticed. Especially since it was not just any supporters of the no vote who were singing the anthem of the Resistance, but judges and prosecutors of the Neapolitan courthouse. The next day, it is no coincidence that there was an improvised celebration by the Neapolitan robes, complete with stadium chants and toasts with sparkling wine.

If from the Government it is Deputy Minister of Justice Francesco Paolo Sisto who calls for more restraint "because - he explains - the images of magistrates popping bottles of sparkling wine while singing Bella Ciao or chanting are not a good spectacle for citizens", even the resigning president of the Anm Cesare Parodi distanced himself: "I wouldn't have done it - he observes - but it was an extemporaneous gesture after a long tension, at least humanly understandable". And again: "Everyone has their own character, I certainly cannot reprimand anyone, I acknowledge this. It was not a demonstration that I would have shared but I believe it is somewhat a product of the times".

Among the names brought up by the judges with the stadium chant 'who doesn't jump is...' is also that of a colleague, the prosecutor of the common crimes section in Santa Maria Capua Vetere and a leading face of the yes to the referendum, Annalisa Imparato. The day after, the substitute prosecutor harshly comments.

"The celebrations and chants of the Anm sub-section of Naples - she attacks - represent a real damage to the image of the judiciary, because they demonstrate that magistrates act as members of a caste, which moreover does politics. That is why I had exposed myself for the yes to the referendum. And if people voted the opposite, it is because they were afraid of those messages, which are not true, launched by many magistrates, even famous ones, supporters of the no vote and based on false assumptions, such as the subordination of prosecutors to politics".

The magistrate, who is not a member of the Anm or any other associations, is the only one to have "openly taken a stand" for the yes in the Caserta judicial office, although in the secrecy of the ballot, she says, "some other prosecutors might have marked the yes box." She then reports having received insulting messages in recent days and, above all, feeling isolated in the prosecutor's office for two years now, since she reported some chats among magistrates in which the factional drift emerged. "I live with this situation, which is why I took a stand for the yes in the referendum," argues Imparato, emphasizing that she has received the only expressions of solidarity from court clerks, members of the judicial police, and lawyers, but not from her colleagues.

"On the contrary - she adds - I must say that I have received offensive messages in recent days even from magistrates, one of whom even wrote that 'those who support the yes should be shot'. Inappropriate words that demonstrate the politicization of the judiciary that I have always fought against and will continue to fight against." She has the solidarity of the lay councilor of the Csm Enrico Aimi (Forza Italia), who speaks of a "settling of scores within the judiciary".