“Cool moralists surrounded by embarrassing candidates” – Il Tempo

“Roberto Fico preaches transparency and legality, but in reality he displays a double standard, typical of a certain moralistic left: he talks about public ethics and then accepts candidates on his list who are symbols of everything he says he wants to fight for. The story of Mauro Scarpitti and his connections disturbs and offends Campanians who demand cleanliness in politics. He talks about public morality, but in practice tramples on it.” This was stated by Pino Bicchielli, deputy regional secretary of Forza Italia in Campania. “In recent days, with the president senator Maurizio Gasparri I have reported Scarpitti’s candidacy to the parliamentary anti-mafia commission, requesting an immediate investigation and the involvement of the Prefecture”, Bicchielli underlined. “Indirect statements against the Camorra or corruption are not enough. We need coherence, Fico today proved he doesn’t have it.”

According to what was reported to Anti-Mafia in recent days by Gasparri and Bicchielli, Mauro Scarpitti, candidate on the Noi di Centro list, was “portrayed in a picture that saw him next to city councilor Sabino De Micco. According to press reconstruction, De Micco was arrested on May 6, 2024 as part of a political mafia vote-swapping investigation related to the 2023 Cercola administrative elections, and was later released from prison. Stopped being given the presumption of innocence, De Micco is on trial.”