The mayor of the Italian city of Stefania Bonaldi cream was under investigation due to injury in a child – he was stripped to her fingers school fire door. The town team is shocked by the fact that the case can open for such a reason, the Reuters Agency reports.
Parents of a child who submitted a statement to the police insist that the mayor is responsible for the safety of schoolchildren in a public place. The woman herself is shocked by this situation – even if she does not receive accusations, she will have to spend time on the investigation and money on a lawyer and to endure reputational costs.
“If you can send under the investigation for something like that, you can send under the investigation for anything, what is happening in the city,” she stressed.
For Bonaldi, an Association of Italian Mayors (ANCI), which consists of more than 8 thousand people. It is noted that due to the introduction of new laws against corruption, but not enough balanced and coordinated, fewer people want to head city administrations.
As noted by the mayor of the city of Bari and the head of ANCI, the law makes the town teams extremely vulnerable to any claims. “Every time you sign an order, you risk committing a crime. But if you do not sign it, you may be attracted for non-fulfillment of official duties,” he said.
At the same time, the Agency notes, the Institute of Mayor Power is an important part of the Italian Democratic System and the platform for future high-level politicians, so that its weakening threatens the quality of the political process in Italy.