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The chief judge of the Vatican City’s tribunal has declared his innocence after being named in a corruption probe by Italian authorities in Sicily.
Giuseppe Pignatone, Pillar file photo.
Giuseppe Pignatone has served as a judge in Vatican City since 2019, before which he worked as one of Italy’s most prominent anti-mafia public prosecutors in Rome and Sicily.
The judge was named in an investigation by prosecutors in Caltanissetta, Sicily, in connection with an alleged conspiracy to drop and cover up a previous mafia-related investigation in the early 1990s, local authorities announced July 31.
“I declared my innocence on the potential charge of aggravated aiding and abetting,” Pignatone said July 31 while appearing in court to answer questions. “I am committed to contributing, within the limits of my abilities, towards investigative efforts of the state attorney's office of Caltanissetta.”
The Vatican has, so far, made no statement on the news that the city state’s top judge is under criminal investigation.
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Giuseppe Pignatone, Pillar file photo.
Giuseppe Pignatone has served as a judge in Vatican City since 2019, before which he worked as one of Italy’s most prominent anti-mafia public prosecutors in Rome and Sicily.
The judge was named in an investigation by prosecutors in Caltanissetta, Sicily, in connection with an alleged conspiracy to drop and cover up a previous mafia-related investigation in the early 1990s, local authorities announced July 31.
“I declared my innocence on the potential charge of aggravated aiding and abetting,” Pignatone said July 31 while appearing in court to answer questions. “I am committed to contributing, within the limits of my abilities, towards investigative efforts of the state attorney's office of Caltanissetta.”
The Vatican has, so far, made no statement on the news that the city state’s top judge is under criminal investigation.
Continued below.
Vatican judge named in mafia corruption probe declares innocence
The Vatican has not made a statement after Giuseppe Pignatone was named by Italian prosecutors in Sicily on Wednesday
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