Via in the courtroom of Tempio Pausania at the trial against Ciro Grillo, Francesco Corsiglia, Edoardo Capitta and Vittorio Lauria, the four friends now 22 years old accused of group sexual violence against two girls, an episode that would have taken place in July 2019 in the villa on the Costa Smeralda of the Genoese comedian, father of Ciro, and founder of the 5-star Movement.
There are over 70 witnesses cited by the prosecutor Gregorio Capasso, by the defense board and by the civil parties, in an ordinary hearing.
"The news will have ample space but we must avoid the spectacle. I am more concerned about the procedural times because we are in 2022 and these are facts of 2019: the risk is that the suffering of my client will expand" he said, before the hearing, Giulia Bongiorno, lawyer of one of the girls who were victims of the alleged rape. "The psychologist told me that I have to try to call her only once for all the arguments because each time is a new trauma, so for those who live this process as victims, the situation is heavy".
"There were statements made in the preliminary investigations and in the minutes that do not coincide with what was declared on TV and in the newspapers", then specified Giulia Bongiorno, answering a question from the reporters on the list of witnesses which also includes some journalists. “Where I have the recordings I bring the recordings, I do not know if I will be able to have them all and therefore I have cautiously indicated two journalists. If I have the tapes I will give up journalists, that's all. "
"There is a trial and therefore sooner or later the defendants will come, but not today because it is a technical hearing. A filter hearing in which we will talk about the things that are normal in this phase then we will see what will happen in the following." words of Alessandro Vaccaro, one of the defense lawyers. On the witness list, the lawyer explained that "we have all cited everyone because it is right that this process takes place in debate: if you compare the lists, apart from specific things, they are quite overlapping".
"a very delicate process for the theme it proposes and for the young age of the people involved. A delicate issue that requires precise tools, the hope is that everything will remain within the trial" then specified the defense lawyer Antonella Cuccureddu. According to what is learned, Romano and Barbara Raimondo are no longer part of the defense, while the lawyer Fiammetta Di Stefano is present in the courtroom as a civil party, replacing his colleague Vinicio Nardo.
(Unioneonline / vl)