Overview

• Nello Musumeci said a magistrate’s job is to be a “killer” and asserted that the press’s role is to report it, speaking at the Etna Forum in Sicily.
• He claimed the judiciary is politicized and alleged that many who advanced in the ranks came from left-wing backgrounds.
• He argued that leaked judicial documents and media coverage have ruined political careers later cleared by courts.
• The Associazione nazionale magistrati called the comments grave and offensive, stressing that magistrates are not a political instrument and highlighting Italy’s low homicide rate.
• Corriere della Sera reported criticism from opposition figures and a CSM councilor, who denounced the attack on both magistrates and journalists.