The first cardinal tried in the history of the Vatican could end up in prison for 7 years

After two and a half years, this Saturday, the 16th, the sentence of the first trial held in Vatican against a cardinal, the Italian Angelo Becciuformer number two of the Secretariat of State of the Holy See, accused of participating in serious financial violations.

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When the scandal broke in 2020, it severely shook the structure of the Vatican. The subsequent court indictment against the cardinal alleged that Becciu was part of an organization that operated within the Holy See and engaged in embezzlement, aggravated fraud, extortion and money laundering.

The case was discovered after the purchase of a building on Sloane Avenue, in an exclusive area in the heart of London, as part of Vatican financial investments but which, according to the accusations, ended up being used to extort the Vatican and show a lack of transparency. and the irregularities that existed in the Holy See’s accounts.

Although the property was later sold for 214 million euros, it left a huge hole in the Vatican coffers of at least 139 million euros.

Furthermore, during the process other financial crimes allegedly committed by Becciu emerged, such as donations of 125 thousand euros that were deposited into the account of an association, linked to Cáritas de Ozieri, which at the time was chaired by one of his brothers.

A document signed by Pope Francis in April 2021 allowed Becciu to be taken to the civil courts, where the case against him began in July 2021. Now, the court presided over by judge Giuseppe Pignatone decides on the sentence against him. .

Along with him, Vatican officials René Brülhart, Tommaso Di Ruzza and Fabrizio Tirabassi, as well as Father Mauro Carlino, Becciu’s former secretary, were accused in the case.

Also awaiting sentencing are financial brokers and mediators, accused of profiting from and defrauding the Holy See, Enrico Crasso, Raffaele Mincione, Cecilia Marogna, Gianluigi Torzi and Nicola Squillace.

Among these surnames, Cecilia Marogna stands out, defined by Vatican prosecutor Alessandro Diddi as “the cardinal’s lady” and to whom Becciu paid 575 thousand euros for allegedly helping the Holy See free the nun, after four years of captivity. Colombian Gloria Cecilia Narváez, kidnapped by jihadists in Mali.

In the following graph created by The trade You will be able to find out more details about this case, which is already historic for the Vatican.

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Source: Elcomercio

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