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Vatileaks II Trial Continues in Final Phase

Tuesday’s hearing was dedicated to the defense of Msgr Vallejo Balda whose lawyer presented a closing statement in which she pleaded for full acquittal for her client of all charges regarding the disclosure of confidential documents

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The Vatican press office released the latest update on the proceedings of the trial in the case, often referred to as Vatileaks II. Yesterday, prosecutors in the case continued the final phase of the trial which involves five people accused of obtaining and leaking confidential Vatican documents which were subsequently published in two books:
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The three defendants – Msgr. Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda, Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui and Nicola Maio – were present, while the two journalists – Gianluigi Nuzzi and Emiliano Fittipaldi – were represented by their lawyers.

Tuesday’s hearing was dedicated to the defense of Msgr Vallejo Balda whose lawyer presented a closing statement in which she pleaded for full acquittal for her client of all charges regarding the disclosure of confidential documents. As a subsidiary plea, she pleaded for the acquittal of the crime of conspiracy ‘because the crime does not exist’ and, in this case, she asked for a minimum sentence, with extenuating circumstances, for the offense of ‘disclosure of confidential documents’.This was followed by the closing statement of Chaouqui’s lawyer, which ended with the plea for full acquittal of all charges.
The defense is expected to conclude its presentation on Wednesday afternoon.

 

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