“The accesses are greater than 800. From January 2019, 24 to November 2022, XNUMX, within the Siva database, Pasquale Striano he consulted 4.124 SOS (i.e. reports of suspicious transactions, ed), a disproportionate number. Typed 171 analysis sheets and 6 in-depth sheets followed by typing the name 1531 natural persons 74 legal persons. He searched for 1.123 people on the Serpico database, but there could be as many as 3 searches, I'm talking about people. You have carried out 1.947 searches on the Sdi database. We have over 10 thousand accesses and the number is destined to grow significantly." Thus the prosecutor of Perugia Raffaele Canton in the parliamentary anti-mafia commission. Both Cantone, in fact, both the Anti-Mafia prosecutor Giovanni Melillo they had asked in recent days to be heard by the Presidential Committee of the CSM, by the president of the Anti-Mafia commission and by that of the Copasir as part of the investigation into the so-called "dossier" which uncovered a decidedly high number of unauthorized accesses to public databases to collect information on political figures but also on "normal citizens". Melillo was interviewed by the Anti-Mafia yesterday. Today it was Cantone's turn.
Dossierage, the investigation: accusations and accused
At the center of the investigation conducted by the Perugia prosecutor's office, the peeks in the business And in the accounts of politicians and VIPs, through repeated unauthorized access to the computer system of the SOS. The key man in the investigation by the Perugia prosecutor's office, which is investigating the computer inputs to the databases of the national anti-mafia prosecutor's office, is Lieutenant of the Guardia di Finanza Striano, who is said to have consulted those files without having the title. The question remains: how could the information recovered in the databases of the lieutenant, investigated for unauthorized access to computer systems, forgery and abuse of office, have been used? And was there a direction? The same crimes are accused of the other key figure in the investigation: the deputy Anti-Mafia prosecutor Antonio Laudati, who similarly denies the accusations.
Canton: here are how many downloads from the Anti-Mafia database
Cantone then continued during the hearing: Striano “made a download, 33.528 files from the database of the national Anti-Mafia directorate. This huge amount of data. What happened to this number of downloaded documents? How much of this information can also be useful to foreign services? Striano often questioned the system even himself, or his wife, probably to see if there were any SOS messages concerning him. What was carried out by Striano was a frantic search for information. Whether this is dossier or not is not for me to say." At the moment, no "elements that made us think of economic purposes" have emerged, he said, underlining that checks were obviously carried out on the accounts of the financier under investigation.
Cantone, what did you say to the Anti-Mafia about the alleged dossier
“I believe – continued the prosecutor of Perugia – there is a need to restore the truth about the facts that have been said in this phase, some reported in a generic way having not known the documents, and to intervene to protect a sacred institution like the national prosecutor's office."
And then: "The reasons that led us to request this hearing are various, among these the need to restore the truth about the facts, reported in a generic way, but above all to intervene to protect an institution that for me is sacred, the National Anti-Mafia Prosecutor's Office, among the most important legacies of Giovanni Falcone. Every magistrate has the duty to defend this institution."
Cantone continues: “I don't deal with soap bubbles, I never dealt with them even as a child. There is a limit to everything, if one does not know the documents he cannot express judgements”.
“In recent months – he then underlined – we have heard from the Minister of Defense twice (Guido Crosetto, ed) and I think he should be thanked for his choice to turn to the judicial authorities for getting this vermin out."
As for the SOS market, the prosecutor explained that "it has not stopped at all. We have sensational proof: during the first leak a reference came out to an SOS regarding an entrepreneur who would have had dealings with the Minister of Defense, that SOS had not been seen by Striano. There was someone who continued to sell the SOS under the counter. This investigation has been forwarded to the Rome prosecutor's office."
Cantone: “Perugia investigation damaged by news leak”
“This is the second leak in this investigation. But we still haven't understood who and how this news was released, damaging the investigation", said Cantone who also added: "The prosecutor's function is to identify the existence of crimes, they don't deal with the phenomena. There are facts of significant gravity that everyone deals with according to their own skills."
Canton on Laudati
“Laudati said he intends to make statements and we are waiting for him,” Cantone underlined to the Anti-Mafia.
