Judicial Opposition Main Foe – Crosetto on Almasri Probe

Rome: Judicial opposition is the main foe facing the government, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said after Premier Giorgia Meloni and other officials were placed under investigation for the release of alleged Libyan war criminal General Osama Almasri.

According to Ansa News Agency, Crosetto, a significant figure in Meloni’s rightwing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, emphasized that over two years ago he had identified judicial opposition as the primary political adversary of the government. He criticized the recent notice of investigation against the Prime Minister, the Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Justice, and the Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council. This action, coming shortly after protests by the ANM (magistrates union) in courtrooms, was described by Crosetto as an attempt to disrupt the political, institutional, and social climate.

Crosetto expressed his complete solidarity with his colleagues, reinforcing his stance against the judicial actions taken against government officials.