Desmume Settings Heartgold

"Prime Minister Berlusconi has damaged the Rai"

March 18, 2010

Conflict of interests: the prosecutors accuse the owner of Mediaset have put a spoke in the wheels of competition. Innocenzi (AGCOM) questioned, denied all along the line. But not convincing.

"Offences against the Rai." The accusations by the prosecution to Trani draw a scenario of strong conditioning of an essential commodity of the state: public information. It is no coincidence that the director general of RAI, Mauro Masi, both finished in the care of the attorney who investigated Silvio Berlusconi for two types of crime. Let us remember. The first is extortion. Second, violence or threats to a political body, judicial or administrative provisions. Berlusconi, with his behavior, would hurt not only Rai, but also the ' Agcom and the commissioner, Giancarlo Innocenzi, the man who called in the Premier continued to hamper Santoro . The man who spoke to the Knight of "strategies" to "raise the focus on Annozero . The man who is often confronted with the problem Masi Santoro, prepare letters to be discussed with the director of Rai advised that content. Well, Innocenzi - itself under investigation for aiding - has always denied any kind of pressure.

"Never," replied the Commissioner Agcom , when the prosecutor questioned him Michael Ruggiero. It is December 17, 2009: "Have you ever received from others, because of its institutional role (AGCOM Commissioner, ed), requests to intervene in the management Rai, to eliminate or at least not to disseminate information of public interest? ". "No, never," answered Innocenzi. Yet it is the same Innocenzi, speaking with his son, says that Berlusconi "send to hell almost every three hours" and admits that the prime minister "has in mind" that he, "as the authority" should "prevent Santoro to the transmission. " Innocenzi is the same in that same conversation, has the good sense to consider: "I can not believe a normal thing? He does not understand and says, 'What the hell we were doing'." It seems another person, yet it is the same as Then, before the public prosecutor, said he had never been pressured. "Are you sure?" Application Ruggiero. "Absolutely."

"We have learned from the newspapers - continues pm - she had decided to suspend broadcasts of some public interest, topical issue: her doctor was concerned about this issue?". Innocenzi replies: "I want to clarify that it is the responsibility AGCOM to impose the suspension of the program. Even the Rai may suspend this type of program. It can only provide guidance on the guidelines to follow."

The date of the interrogation is significant. The day has run the first meeting of the Board ' Agcom . The Commissioners discussed the rules to follow, on TV, learn about pending litigation. A very dear to Berlusconi, particularly in view of the stakes of Annozero on "cases" Cosentino, Spatuzza and Mills, in fact, the prime minister calls for early Innocenzi : he complained of "trials on TV." We are in autumn 2009, has run recently formed the "Committee of the processes on TV, who was born in May. But what happened in the council 's Agcom meeting the day before? Innocenzi said the public prosecutor who returned to the "committee" to evaluate the "representation" of "processes" in "some television programs." The reference is clear: we speak of docufiction . That is: the narrative ploy, used by Santoro in Annozero to explain to viewers the positions of the prosecution and defense in the trials.

DocuFiction that, soon after will be prohibited. On the question, then said Innocenzi, the assessment of the "violations", the "code the process on TV "were" sent back to committee. "Looks like a gradient. Instead it is the key point of the matter. And we'll see why." In relation to television programs which target the processes, has received any kind of pressure? "asks again Ruggiero. Innocenzi And once again responds: "Absolutely not." "Are you sure?". "Absolutely." Responses that do not convince the prosecutor. And that's why. "With these frantic and undue pressures - Ruggiero will support the request to investigating magistrate to establish hearing chamber - Berlusconi forced or otherwise improperly induced to promise Innocenzi utility (political and personal) to work to inhibit the airing of these episodes of Annozero . And to prevent the disclosure of information and knowledge of facts in the public interest. "

What facts? Those "relating to criminal trials that saw Berlusconi accused in Milan or otherwise concerned with leading roles." The reference to cases Spatuzza Mills and clear. The prosecutor speaks of "alleged improper and illegal" because it violates "the principles of sound and impartiality of the RAI, the public administration of the statute and the purpose of ' Agcom . And - finally - even the "Code on the processes on TV." Just that code, which Agcom postponed the assessment processes on TV, which establishes a "constitutional necessity." To "preserve the freedoms of expression, information operators, and the means of mass communication, from any form of pressure." Here it is, therefore, the pressure that turns into a crime. The pressure that is connected to the phone calls Berlusconi Innocenzi. Those calls harsh, snarling, close to the transmission of the cases Annozero Cosentino, Mills and Spatuzza. Those phone calls in which Berlusconi and Innocenzi, spoke without qualms of "strategy" to "close all".

from the daily act of March 18