# Italian judicial independence concerns in Ravenna

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/italian-judicial-independence-concerns-in-ravenna
> Updated: 2026-10-07T13:56:43.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

Members of Italy’s High Council of the Judiciary (CSM) have requested formal procedures to protect the autonomy and independence of magistrates in Ravenna. This request follows intense public and political criticism regarding an investigation led by prosecutor Angela Scorza into allegations of falsified medical certificates used to grant fitness clearances for migrants at repatriation centers (CPR).

Critics of the investigation have characterized the judicial activity as a ‘witch hunt’ and a political operation aimed at finding ‘scapegoats,’ with some using rhetoric such as ‘Gestapo methods.’ The CSM signatories argue that such statements constitute a ‘generalized delegitimization of the judicial function,’ which may jeopardize the impartiality of the investigative office.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-07: CSM appoints new deputy prosecutors in Venice and Bologna

The Italian CSM has appointed Ciro Vittorio Caramore as deputy prosecutor in Venice and Stefano Dambruoso in Bologna, despite debates regarding Dambruoso’s political impartiality.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/csm-appoints-new-deputy-prosecutors-in-venice-and-bologna

### 2026-09-28: CSM seeks protection for Ravenna prosecutors amid investigation

Members of Italy's CSM have requested protection for Ravenna prosecutors following political criticism of an investigation into medical certificates used for migrant repatriation centers.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/csm-seeks-protection-for-ravenna-prosecutors-amid-investigation

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