According to the PDL, Guglielmo Epifani has committed a grave sin. The secretary of the Democratic Party recalled that Silvio Berlusconi is guilty, even arguing that it is not correct to guarantee him safe conduct to avoid punishment.
After the pronouncement of the Cassation, which last Thursday confirmed the four-year sentence of the Knight for tax fraud, “I see no other possibility than to take note of the sentence and the effects it produces. There are no roads and it is also wrong to look for them”, Epifani said in an interview with “Corriere della Sera”.
“The sentences must be respected and enforced – added the former trade unionist -. All citizens are equal before the law, however harsh it may be. In any democratic system the principle of legality can never be discussed. In a democratic state it comes before any political evaluation, it is the foundation. If we cancel legitimacy and legality there is no longer any cornerstone, for this we need to have a respectful but also very firm line. I don't see any other way."
Words that sent the pidiellini into a rage. The parliamentarian Maurizio Bianconi chose to resort to socialist anecdotes in order to let off steam without qualms of elegance: “Guglielmo Epifani floods us with nonsense – he said -. Among my party colleagues there are those who are indignant or angry. I do not. Bettino Craxi's phrase always comes to mind: trade unionists when they are trade unionists are great pain in the ass, when they enter politics they remain great balls ".
Luca D'Alessandro's speech was less colorful and more political: “Gugliemo Epifani is irresponsible and a provocateur – said the secretary of the House Justice Commission -. He seeks the government crisis without registering it ”.
