M5S ask Speakers to set up Santanché hearing – English

(ANSA) – ROME, JUN 25 – The populist opposition 5-Star
Movement (M5S) on Sunday asked the parliamentary Speakers to set
up a hearing where Tourism Minister Daniela Santanché can
address “serious” claims made by a TV programme, which alleged
she had run businesses that allegedly failed to pay suppliers
and allegedly dismissed workers without giving them redundancy
payments that were due to them.
   
The M5S caucus whips said the Speakers should arrange the
hearing “urgently” on the “serious” claims made by the
investigative show Report, over which Santanché, a senior member
of Premier Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing Brothers of Italy (FdI)
party, has said she will sue.
   
Santanche’ said Saturday that if she is asked to report to
parliament on the allegations against her business practices she
will be proud to do so.
   
“I have been in politics for 20 years, do you see my face? I
have always put it there, and put my hand up, if the request is
formalised that I have to go and report to Parliament I will be
proud and proud to do so.”
Santanche’ was speaking on the sidelines of an event in Ischia.
   
Then, asked if she feared an indictment, the minister replied:
“I have not (even) received a notice of investigation, I do not
understand how one can speak of an indictment”. (ANSA).