Outside the perimeter of the so -called public interest of the judicial affair that invested the Calabrian governor, Roberto Occhiuto, there is also a human side, intimate and painful. His partner, Matilde Siracusano had chosen silence, a delicate discretion as a form of respect. But she was forced to go out to the open to prevent the public implication of the story from being left to the banality of gossip.
«Some journalists accuses me of being silent. Maybe he doesn’t know me. Or maybe he pretends not to know who I am. This investigation triggered a wave of indignation and solidarity. Transversal. Spontaneous. Because lAnd people see, understand, recognize. And they do not let themselves be combined with certain operations. I haven’t talked so so far out of respect. Because Roberto is like this: sober, discreet, reserved. And because, unlike him, I have long since lost confidence in justice », the undersecretary points out in a post on social media. The story inevitably causes injuries. And anger. «Associating Roberto’s name to the word” corruption “is a blasphemy. Not a forcing: a blasphemy. And yes, I’m deeply angry. Why do I know how much effort, how much dedication, how much love has put in this land. I saw him live his assignment as a mission. Like a sacred order. Without respite. Without compromise ».
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