There are also Arianna Meloni, the journalist Sigfrido Ranucci and the Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli in the witness lists filed by the parties in the trial, which began on 6 October, in which the entrepreneur Maria Rosaria Boccia is accused, accused, among other crimes, of aggravated stalking against the former Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano.
The lists were presented at the first hearing of the proceeding in which the single judge reserved the right to decide on the request relating to the presence of cameras in the courtroom. The lawyers of Sangiuliano and his wife have also announced that they will ask that their respective depositions take place behind closed doors.
Among the people who will be summoned to Piazzale Clodio to be heard is also the CEO of Rai Giampaolo Rossi. Sangiuliano himself, his wife and the former head of cabinet of the Ministry of Culture Francesco Gilioli are civil parties in the proceedings.
Next hearing on January 15th
The next hearing is set for January 15th, when the ex-minister's wife will be heard, while the ex-minister will be heard on February 5th. The proceeding originates from the complaint presented by the former owner of Mic a few weeks after the case that broke out around the failure to appoint Boccia as councilor of the ministry. An affair that led to Sangiuliano's resignation.
According to the prosecution, Boccia carried out a series of "repeated obsessive conduct and penetrating control of his private, professional and institutional life" against the former minister, causing him a serious and persistent state of anxiety and fear.
According to the prosecutors, this situation would have led to severe stress, weight loss and even suicidal thoughts, inducing Sangiuliano to alter his lifestyle habits and, finally, to resign from his ministerial position. The investigators also accuse the businesswoman of behavior aimed at obtaining a fiduciary position at the ministry and a progressive control of the activities and professional relationships of the then minister.
The accusations against Boccia
The papers also refer to pressing requests for access to the mobile phone used by Sangiuliano for institutional and personal contacts.
The charges include the crime of aggravated injury, linked to an episode that allegedly occurred in Sanremo when, according to the complaint, Boccia hit the former minister causing a head wound.
At the end of the hearing, Sangiuliano's lawyers, Silverio Sica and Giuseppe Pepe, reiterated that "trials are held in courtrooms respecting the work and autonomy of the judiciary, also respecting the pain of those who have suffered violence".
"At the moment - the lawyers continue - the positions are clear: there are three people who are the injured party and Mrs. Boccia who is the accused, in this as in other trials. The civil party will say all this during the hearing, being careful that certain behaviors do not constitute further illegal conduct which will be reported immediately".
