Conte defends pandemic response before Italian parliamentary inquiry
Former Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte defended his pandemic response and submitted documents on mask procurement during a parliamentary inquiry hearing.
Former Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte appeared before the parliamentary COVID-19 inquiry commission, delivering a several-hour testimony in defence of his administration's handling of the health crisis.
Conte rejected allegations of wrongdoing regarding emergency decrees, medical procurement, and containment measures implemented during his mandate. The Five Star Movement leader revealed he had delivered an anonymous document to Rome prosecutors concerning a 100-million-euro contract with JC Electronics for protective masks, urging judicial authorities to investigate potential counterfeiting. Accusing the governing majority of seeking political retribution, Conte insisted his cabinet operated lawfully and warned lawmakers against transforming the parliamentary investigation into a tribunal.
Sources: ANSA, Corriere della Sera, Il Messaggero, La Repubblica.
Sources
- Corriere della Sera — Conte davanti alla Commissione Covid: le ultime notizie in diretta| L'ex premier: «Ho consegnato in procura un verbale su possibili mascherine contraffatte. Scavate pure, da me nessun illecito»
- ANSA — Conte: 'Ho depositato alla procura di Roma un documento anonimo su mascherine sospette'
- La Repubblica — Conte in commissione Covid: ricevuto documento anonimo su mascherine JC. No a plotoni di esecuzione
- Il Messaggero — Covid, Conte: «Da me nessun illecito». E porta in procura un documento sui 100 milioni di euro alla Jc Electronics per le mascherine. Botta e risposta con Meloni
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