A 37 -year -old man, of Tunisian origin, suspected by the prosecution of Ascoli Piceno to be at the head of a major heroin trafficking network, managed to flee Italy after being informed that a protective measure would soon be applied against him.
This case stems from the application of the recent Italian judicial reform, known as “Nordio law”. This requires judges to notify the suspects of a clarification request, by granting them a minimum period of five days to present elements to their defense before the execution of the decision.
In this specific case, the preliminary investigation judge had issued a pre -trial detention warrant in prison against the suspect, accused of transporting large quantities of heroine from Asia and Campania to the province of Ascoli Piceno, especially in the Riviera Delle Palme, using rental cars.
In accordance with the law, the man was notified on November 25 for an interrogation scheduled for December 11. However, shortly after receiving this opinion, he left Italy and became not found. Investigators suspect that he took refuge in Tunisia, reports the Nuova Riviera.
This episode highlights a major flaw of the reform: the obligation to prevent suspects before the application of conservatory measures offers them an opportunity to escape justice, as happened in this case.
The ASCOLI PICECENO prosecution had ordered six conservatory measures in this investigation into the detention and sale of drugs: three suspects were placed in detention, one under house arrest, and two subject to a signature obligation. Among them is also a woman of Tunisian origin, for whom only an obligation of signature was imposed.
