Judiciary and politics, Zanda warns: "Too many investigations have ended in nothing" and those who make mistakes must pay

The latest case of a judiciary out of control is the one that led to the acquittal of the former prime minister Matteo Renzi and all other defendants in the trial Open opened by the discussed Prosecutor of Florence for suspected covert financing of politics and concluded after more than 5 years. But the investigation into Open is not the only invasion of the judiciary's field in politics and it is not the only one that ended in nothing. This is revealed in an acute analysis on Sheet, the former President of the Democratic Party senators, Louis Zanda, a long-time politician who has always been recognized by everyone as having balance and wisdom. "Knowing that the accusations against Renzi and other former leaders of the Democratic Party are unfounded made me happy," Zanda says, "not only because they are friends but because, when it is not deserved, the discredit of politics does Italy a lot of harm and damages it irreparably." Obviously, this is not about calling into question the inviolable independence of judiciary. But "the number of sensational cases of investigations that do not end well is growing a bit too much. There is not only the Open case - Zanda recalls - but the one that involved the former senator Esposito, the condemnation of David and that of the PM DePasquale” for his behavior on the Eni-Nigeria affair. And it is disconcerting, as Il Foglio recalls, that a PM who has collected one flop after another of which Open is only the latest, like the Florentine Luca Turco he should retire without ever being held accountable for his actions, neither in terms of professional evaluation nor in terms of disciplinary action. It is clear that something is wrong and the least we can hope for is that a very careful reflection will finally be opened that involves the judiciary, politics but also information that will allow us to identify new rules of coexistence. But those who make mistakes must pay and Senator Zanda's requests must certainly be taken very seriously.