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Andrea Sempio Declines Psychiatric Evaluation in Garlasco Murder Investigation
Defense lawyer Liborio Cataliotti announced on live television that his client, Andrea Sempio, will not submit to a psychiatric assessment ordered by the Pavia prosecutor in the ongoing Garlasco murder case. The lawyer argued that a psychiatric consultation is premature and should follow a thorough factual investigation, emphasizing that the request is a technical consultation, not a court‑ordered forensic perizia.
Italian journalist Vittorio Feltri publicly criticized the prosecutor’s move, suggesting it would delay the case and serve media interests. Feltri described the request as a “grand waste of time” and expressed frustration with the continual interventions surrounding the investigation.