The president of the National Association of Magistrates, Pasquale Grasso, has resigned

Pasquale Grasso, president of the National Association of Magistrates, has resigned. Sources within the National Magistrates' Association (ANM) confirmed the resignation. The announcement of his resignation came during the National Association of Magistrates' central board meeting in Rome. Grasso resigned following criticism from the board, blaming "convenient misunderstandings of my conduct." "I have listened to you all. I understand and respect you. I respect and thank you. I respect you much more than you have shown respect for me," he said, interjecting. "I might observe that your comments have deliberately neglected the chronological perspective of events. I might complain about convenient misunderstandings of my conduct." "I have listened and understood you. Obviously, I submit my resignation. I do so peacefully, saying no to myself. In the memory of a great intellectual of the past, who reminded us that moralists say no to others, the moral man says no to himself."