Vatican, Becciu defense: “After 7 months we are still asking for access to complete data”

The defense of Cardinal Angelo Becciu, in the context of the ongoing trial in the Vatican regarding the financial scandal linked to the sale of the London building in Sloane Avenue, reiterates “that, after seven months of trial, it still does not have a complete copy of the data contained. in the electronic devices seized, contrary to what the Promotor of Justice affirmed today, who should have made them available to us before the start of the trial as prescribed by law “. In particular, the lawyers Fabio Viglione and Maria Concetta Marzo, on this point, note that “what the Promoters stated in the courtroom differs from their previous approach of January 31, when, in responding to our objection, they affirmed that it was sufficient to provide the defense only with acts that the Prosecution intends to make use of in court. We continue to reiterate the need to access the documents in their entirety as a minimum condition of legality to practice an effective right of defense, in the context of a fair trial and certainly not to escape its celebration “.” We underline this – they further specify – regardless of the absolute groundlessness of the accusations and the innocence of the cardinal, who is and remains manifestly extraneous to any hypothesis of crime “.