Overview

• Michele Prestipino, a senior anti-mafia magistrate, is under investigation for allegedly leaking confidential details about 'ndrangheta infiltration to external consultants.
• The allegations stem from intercepted communications during a Caltanissetta probe into the 1992 mafia massacres, implicating Prestipino in disclosing sensitive information to Gianni De Gennaro and Francesco Gratteri.
• Giovanni Melillo, head of the National Anti-Mafia Directorate, has revoked Prestipino's investigative coordination duties to safeguard the integrity of ongoing investigations.
• Prestipino has exercised his right to remain silent, while his defense disputes the admissibility of the intercepted evidence and Caltanissetta's jurisdiction over the case.
• Prosecutors plan to transfer the investigation to Rome, citing jurisdictional precedence for cases involving National Anti-Mafia Directorate magistrates.