Roggero issues a new appeal: the Quirinale should assess my case by looking beyond the controversy
The jeweller’s words to Lega Nord senator Giorgio Bergesio, who visited him at Bollate prison, were reported by the newspaper *La Stampa*
Key points
Mario Roggero, the jeweller from Grinzane Cavour (Cuneo), who has been definitively sentenced to 14 years and 9 months for killing two robbers and wounding a third following the raid on his shop, has made a new appeal in an interview reported by *La Stampa’, which quotes the man’s words as relayed to Giorgio Bergesio, a Piedmontese senator from the Lega, who visited him on Saturday 25 July at Bollate prison, near Milan. His case remains at the centre of political debate and controversy even after the latest video created using artificial intelligence and shared by Roberto Vannacci.
The request for a pardon
Roggero’s hope is that ‘President Mattarella will consider the request for a pardon with great care and compassion, setting aside the controversies that have marked my case’.
Imprisonment
He told Lega Senator Roggero about his time in prison: “From 8 am to 9 pm, we prisoners are allowed to stay outside our cells and move about, but always within the permitted areas.” “I’m able to talk calmly with the other inmates,” he adds, “even though finding a balance in relationships in this environment is by no means easy.”
A word of thanks to those who are showing their support and solidarity
Meanwhile, “I remain very grateful to all those who have shown me – and continue to show me – their support and solidarity,” Roggero told Bergesio. “I want to remain calm and confident, even with regard to what will happen in the coming weeks.”
Concerns for the safety of his wife and daughters
“I know the shop has reopened and I’m feeling a bit anxious thinking about my wife and our daughters who are running it,” says the jeweller. “I’m worried about their safety; as you know, I’m not there at the moment and they’re running the business on their own. That’s why, every time I ring them, I tell them to be very careful.”
