Investigators of Prosecutor’s office of Bergamo, led by Maria Christine Roth arrived in Rome to take place on Friday questioning against the Prime Minister of Italy, Giuseppe Conte and Ministers of health and internal Affairs Roberto and Luciano Speranza Lamorgese.
Member of the Cabinet, as “persons who have knowledge of those facts” will be required to clarify the cause of failure from declaring a “red zone” in two settlements in the area of Bergamo in Northern Italy, Nembro Alzano and Lombardo, which, starting from the month of February the number of infections increased exponentially.
According to popular belief, the timely establishment of the “red zone” could have an impressive impact on reducing victims in the province of Bergamo, which today is considered to be the most affected by the pandemic coronavirus. In the period from March to April, the mortality in this area increased by more than 500 percent compared to the same period 2015-2019.
Before the arrival of investigators in an interview with the Roman La Repubblica, the Prime Minister Conte said that “not afraid of questioning,” and that his actions were motivated by “science and conscience”.
