But he turned into the prosecution’s star witness in August 2020 when he changed his story and turned on Becciu, his former boss. Perlasca was the Vatican official most involved in the London property deal and had been a key suspect early on in the investigation. Alberto Perlasca, and 126 WhatsApp chats about him. The material prosecutors have withheld includes the full transcript of the interrogations of a key prosecution witness, Msgr. Pignatone has routinely ruled against them and allowed the trial to go ahead. Even Francis’ role in the case - he modified the law four times in favor of prosecutors during the investigation - has been cited by defense lawyers as evidence that defendants can’t get a fair trial in an absolute monarchy where the pope wields supreme legislative, executive and judicial power. From the start, defense lawyers have complained that the Vatican’s legal code has deprived their clients of basic rights afforded defendants in modern countries.
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