Nino Di Matteo withdraws application to become deputy prosecutor in Palermo

Nino Di Matteo, former public prosecutor in the Sicilian capital and now magistrate at the National Anti-Mafia Directorate, has withdrawn the two applications submitted for the appointment as Deputy Prosecutor of Palermo.

Thus, the following candidates remain in the running for the four positions left vacant by the transfers to other locations of Annamaria Picozzi, Paolo Guido, and Marzia Sabella, as well as by the expiration of the maximum limit of eight years set for managerial and semi-managerial positions of Sergio Demontis: Francesca Mazzocco, Piero Padova, Caterina Malagoli, the deputy prosecutor of the DNA Francesco Del Bene, the magistrate from the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office and former regional health assessor in the government led by Raffaele Lombardo, Massimo Russo, the prosecutor Maurizio Bonaccorso, and Gianluca De Leo, current coordinator of the pool on crimes against public administration.

Starting from Monday, the fifth commission of the Superior Council of the Judiciary may examine the candidacies and formulate proposals to be submitted to the Plenary.

For the position previously held by Sabella, candidates include Padova, Malagoli, and Mazzocco; for the one left by Guido, candidates are Del Bene, De Leo, and Mazzocco; for the position that was Demontis's, Del Bene, Malagoli, Marzella, and Padova are listed; while for the vacancy caused by Picozzi's transfer, Bonaccorso, De Leo, Marzella, and Russo are in the running.

In the Palermo Prosecutor's Office, led by Maurizio de Lucia, the current deputy prosecutors are Vito Di Giorgio, responsible for coordinating mafia investigations, Massimo Palmeri, in charge of combating economic crime, and Laura Vaccaro, who leads investigations into crimes against vulnerable groups.