The defense of the former federal deputy (-SP) in Italy stated that she will ask for the replacement of the judges who are following the case at the Court of Appeal in Rome as she considers that they are acting in a hostile and “prejudgmental” manner.
In , the three magistrates rejected a series of defense requests, such as access to more information about the prison where Zambelli is expected to serve her sentence in Brazil – the Federal District Women’s Penitentiary, known as Colmeia – and confidential documentation of the trial that took place in Brazil.
It was also requested that Eduardo Tagliaferro, former advisor to the minister at the (Superior Electoral Court), be heard as a witness — which was also denied. Tagliaferro went to Moraes to obstruct investigations into the coup plot. He is in Italy, prevented by the courts from leaving the country while he awaits the processing of his extradition process.
“We realized that they [juízes] were being hostile and pre-judgmental towards our requests, which were not met,” Sammarco told Sheet this Wednesday. The request to change magistrates must be presented in writing in the next few days.
(20), it was Zambelli herself who announced her intention to request the replacement of the judges. In Brazil, she considers herself a victim of political persecution by the Federal Supreme Court.
After three postponements since the end of November, this hearing, which had already started with a delay of around two hours, was suspended in the late afternoon. This Wednesday, the court scheduled a new session for the 11th to evaluate the extradition.
Zambelli has been imprisoned in Italy for almost six months, after being on the run for two months. If extradited to Brazil, this detention time will be deducted from the remainder of the sentence to be served.
She fled the country in June to escape a ten-year prison sentence for the invasion of the CNJ (National Council of Justice) system and the issuing of a false arrest warrant against Moraes. When she was already in Italy, she was sentenced to another five years for illegal possession of a firearm and illegal restraint. The two cases make up a single extradition process.
The Rome Court of Appeal acts as the first instance in this case. After the court’s decision, the parties can appeal.
