After the seizure of the mobile phone of Leonardo Apache La Russa , the son of the president of the Senate denounced by a 22-year-old for sexual violence, the investigation by the Milan prosecutor's office enters a delicate phase.
In the next few days, a forensic copy of the smartphone will be made, while the SIM will be excluded from any investigation, because it is registered in the name of the former minister's law firm. If necessary, the Public Prosecutor's Office will have to ask the Senate for authorization as foreseen by article 68 of the Constitution, which establishes parliamentary immunity for those elected in the Chamber and in Palazzo Madama.
And it is precisely on parliamentary immunity that Stefano Benvenuto, the girl's lawyer, asks for particular attention, to avoid the risk of not being able to use elements that will eventually be found. "I trust - he said - that every step will also be taken in compliance with article 68 of the Constitutional Charter where a specific authorization is imposed on the Chamber in order to proceed with possible seizures relating to communications, conversations concerning members of Parliament". "I highlight this - he added - only so that any risk of unusability in the trial on the merits is dispelled. I certainly trust in the constant work of the judiciary ».
So a call for caution.
To reconstruct the facts, once the forensic copy of Leonardo's cell phone has been made, it will be decided by mutual agreement with the parties how to proceed by defining keywords for searches to be performed on the phone.
(Unioneonline/ss)
