Today #Italy lifts its head.
For years, a corruption system has turned the issuance of Italian visas into a shameful market. Since yesterday, finally, the officials are sitting before a judge.
Two Farnesina officials in Dhaka and a Bengali businessman will have to answer for selling tickets to Italy in exchange for money, gifts and investments. A business trip worth thousands of euros in sight, built on false assumptions and abuses that have tarnished Italy’s name in the world.
I myself was pulled by this businessman, who tried to “buy silence” about a system that I had instead denounced forcefully. I wasn’t silent then, and I won’t be silent today.
Thanks to Guardia di Finanza and Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale for the great work and dedication that led to this first result.
Serving the State does not mean serving the State.
From today on there will be no more shadow zones or shortcuts.
Only justice, transparency and respect for those who really represent Italy.
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