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There might be a turning point in the Telecom Italia-Fastweb probe. According to sources from the Court in Rome, prosecutor Giancarlo Capaldo has requested an immediate trial for 37 suspects, among which feature Mr. Scaglia.

All Fastweb and Telecom Italia’s former managers feature on the list along with Gennaro Mokbel and various people close to him. As for Telecom Italia, the request for immediate trial also regards former CEO, Stefano Mazzitelli and Massimo Comito responsible for the European markets. As for Fastweb, besides Scaglia, other people feature on the list, including Giuseppe Crudele from the business-consumer division, Bruno Zito, responsible for large accounts, Roberto Contin member of the board and Mario Rossetti former CFO.

The request for immediate trial has been submitted by prosecutors Giancarlo Capaldo, Francesca Passaniti, Giovanni Bombardieri and Giovanni Di Leo.

Charges range from transnational tax fraud and money laundering to fictitious heading of assets, from reinvestment of illegal profits to the commissioning of criminal acts against the state.

Now it’s up to magistrate Luisa Paolicelli to decide on the request made by prosecutors in the next 5 days.

Dear Monica,

After reading your letter published in “Il Corriere della Sera”, I feel the need to write down my thoughts hoping that this nightmare will end soon. Mario and I have understood that the worst thing for those people deprived of freedom is that days all look the same and you are not able to make plans for the future. You realize that there is a huge difference between the times of justice and the times of an individual deprived of freedom, especially if you have small children to look after. Then I wonder: why should one be punished before the case has been proven? Why does the Italian legal system work this way?

Despite all this, Mario and I believe in Justice. We trust that the truth will come out in court. However, what needs to be stressed over and over again is that the concept of being innocent until proven guilty only works in theory: all suspects should be considered innocent until proven guilty. This inquiry has not followed this logic.

My husband has learned to be patient over the last few months. That is the only remedy to his predicament. If you feel at peace with yourself you can overcome anything. What he suffered most for is being away from his children. It was not easy to answer their question: “Dad why are those men taking you away?” Now Mario spends all his time reading, working out, trying to keep some kind of mental balance. He also looks after the children, all three of them, especially the little one who is only 2. He has also working on a social project to help out prisoners and their families. Once you have gone through such an experience you will never forget it. And those who have the chance to do something should help out others living in that predicament. Despite what’s happened to us, we know we are luckier than other people as we can make our voices heard and get newspapers’ attention, which is something the majority of prisoners waiting for a trial can only dream of. Not to mention the fact that many of them cannot afford a good lawyer. To them Mario devotes his time as an innocent person trapped inside four walls.