Pomigliano. Undeclared work in the construction company of the father of the Minister of Labor Luigi Di Maio two more cases emerge reported by Le Iene and a brawl breaks out. Journalists besiege the home of the parents of the deputy prime minister who do not answer questions. Ardima srl of Pomigliano d'Arco, ends up once again in the eye of the storm and tonight will once again be at the center of a report by Le Iene, the program broadcast on Italia 1. According to the program's correspondents Filippo Roma and Marco Occhipinti, the irregularities of the family construction company of the deputy prime minister (today he is a 50% partner) are widening. After the case of the laborer Salvatore Pizzo, who worked for the company without a regular contract and who reported the fact to Le Iene last Sunday, in tonight's episode the other two workers are interviewed: they are said to have worked undeclared for 8 months and three years respectively and one of them is said to have filed a lawsuit for contributions and fees never paid. Luigi Di Maio, questioned again, promises further checks. According to the newspaper La Repubblica, another front could open up against Di Maio's father, linked to some structures located on land he owns in the nearby municipality of Mariglianella, on which the municipal police have started investigations.
Luigi Di Maio, has once again 'dumped' his father, claiming to be available to provide 'all the information needed, obviously concerning a period in which I was neither a partner nor a manager of that company, just as I am not the manager of the current one'.
In Pomigliano d'Arco, the town where the Di Maios live, there is fibrillation. The priest-worker of Pomigliano d'Arco, Don Peppino Gambardella, has announced that he will visit Luigi Di Maio's family to bring his "spiritual closeness" but emphasizes that he is on the side of workers' rights "if what the journalists are reporting is true, regardless of my personal opinion". The priest hopes that this whole story will trigger some checks: "If you look around, you realize that there are hundreds of companies and construction firms that employ illegal workers. And many workers, when they are registered, have a fake pay slip. If everything that has come out is true, I hope that it will pave the way for widespread checks, in all those companies where workers' rights are trampled on, and their dignity in work is not recognized. I reiterate my respect and affection for Luigi and his family - explains the parish priest - they are very good people, starting with Antonio, humble, very reserved, without any crazy ideas despite his son being vice-premier. Of Christian inspiration, he has a great sense of duty and a lot of love for his family. He continues to lead a modest life together with his family, and it is truly a sin to offend him and his family". Don Peppino, however, has some doubts: "I have the impression that in this specific case we are faced with a political plan. It is strange that a story is being dusted off after so many years, without first turning to the authorities, one has the impression that there is a desire to want to harm Luigi politically. And then, however, we should fight on a political level, not in this way". The parish priest of the church of San Felice in Pincis, the Di Maio parish, then added: "I am not a judge and I must not judge what happened. If Antonio made a mistake, it is right that he pays, because regardless of my personal opinion, I always defend the rights of workers. All day some journalists were outside the Di Maio family's house but no response arrived from the house of the vice-premier's parents.
“You can’t come in, no one has anything to say,” a woman answers the intercom to those asking to speak to the father or other relatives of the Five Star Movement deputy prime minister. Some neighbors, since yesterday, have been asking for “a little peace” for the Di Maio family, locking their doors while reporters look for a testimony. In the square adjacent to the small building where the deputy prime minister’s family lives, where there is a gas station, some elderly people comment on the comings and goings of journalists: “You are targeting the wrong people,” a man smiles, “these are good people, a truly honest family.”
Article published on November 27, 2018 - 19:25