Debate on a constitutional reform
bill to separate the career paths of prosecutors and judges and
change the judiciary's self-governing body, the Superior Council
of Magistrates (CSM), could begin in the Lower House by
December, well-informed sources said Tuesday after a government
meeting.
The objective was outlined Tuesday at a meeting attended by
Justice Minister Carlo Nordio, Deputy Justice Minister Francesco
Paolo Sisto, Undersecretaries Andrea Ostellari and Andrea
Delmastro Delle Vedove, along with the presidents of the justice
committees of the Lower House and Senate, the sources said.
The bill could therefore reach the House before a Constitutional
reform bill introducing the direct election of the Italian
premier by the Italian people, a flagship campaign pledge of
Premier Giorgia Meloni.
In May, Meloni's cabinet approved the bill to separate career
paths of prosecutors and judges so members of the judiciary can
no longer switch between the two roles.
The Constitutional reform bill, drafted by Nordio, also creates
a high court to discipline members of the judiciary.
The National Association of Magistrates (ANM), the judiciary's
union, has criticized the reform, saying it will weaken the
judiciary.
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