Overview
- The Antimafia Commission filed a draft report alleging former national anti-mafia chief Federico Cafiero De Raho knowingly tolerated irregular practices that left investigative databases vulnerable.
- Investigators depict finance officer Pasquale Striano as a large-scale illegal accessor who built illicit dossiers, with a plenary debate and vote on the draft expected in the coming days.
- De Raho rejects the accusations as false, while center-right figures call the picture eversive and Matteo Renzi urges judicial follow-up, and the commission’s chair notes De Raho is not currently under investigation.
- The Rome prosecutor’s office opened a case into the Privacy Authority, with the Guardia di Finanza searching offices, seizing devices, and listing president Pasquale Stanzione and members Ginevra Cerrina Feroni, Agostino Ghiglia, and Guido Scorza as suspects for alleged embezzlement and corruption.
- The privacy probe follows reporting by Rai3’s Report on representation expenses and the handling of a proposed fine to Meta over Ray‑Ban smart glasses, prompting fresh political calls for the authority’s leadership to step down.