Giuseppe Conte defends pandemic response before Italian inquiry
Former Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte defended his government's pandemic measures during a parliamentary commission hearing in Rome.
Former Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte defended his government's handling of the COVID-19 emergency during a parliamentary commission hearing in Rome.
Addressing lawmakers for over three hours following earlier procedural delays, the Five Star Movement leader denied any wrongdoing regarding executive decrees or medical procurement. Conte revealed that he submitted an anonymous document to Rome prosecutors detailing a 100-million-euro mask transaction with vendor JC Electronics, urging magistrates to investigate potential counterfeiting. Rebuffing political criticism from the governing majority, he rejected claims targeting his administration and warned against turning the inquiry into a "firing squad" aimed at opposition figures.
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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