Mattarella remembers Bachelet, he was against terrorism without giving in to extraordinary measures

Vittorio Bachelet worked to defeat terrorism by leveraging the constitutional principles of the democratic order, without giving in to the push for extraordinary measures. This was recalled in a statement by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of the jurist murdered by the Br on 12 February 1980. The Republic, says the Head of State, pays tribute to his memory and the legacy of his civic commitment and cultural contribution. Vittorio Bachelet, a jurist of high value, was able to combine dedication to knowledge and research with active social participation and experiences of great commitment first in the Italian Catholic University Federation and later in Catholic Action'.

"Vittorio Bachelet's," Mattarella emphasised, "was a method based on confrontation and conciliation, not easy to implement in the years in which he worked, marked by conflict and violence. He interpreted the roles he held in institutions and associations in line with the ideals of democracy and pluralism that accompanied him throughout his life. In dialogue, Bachelet always saw a valuable source of collective enrichment, as well as an essential tool for the protection of the common good'.

Vice-President of the Superior Council of the Judiciary, Bachelet, according to the President of the Republic, 'strongly worked to ensure that the democratic order would defeat the threat posed by terrorism to the civil coexistence of the country, without yielding to extraordinary measures, by leveraging the constitutional principles that govern the judicial function'. President of Catholic Action, Bachelet "worked to bring out the importance of the contribution of the laity to the activities of the Church, in accordance with the guidelines of the Second Vatican Council. He was viciously murdered on 12 February 1980 at the University of Rome 'La Sapienza', at the end of a lecture, in the precious activity of lecturer with which he had trained generations of students who had the privilege of being depositaries of his teachings, in the conviction that culture was an effective means to defeat all forms of oppression and arrogance. The Republic is grateful to Vittorio Bachelet for his work and his example'.