i'm also... amazed by the way things have turned out. despite my usual trust in the ways of (human) justice in this country, there are a couple of facts that don't really fit in this scenario. for once, out of six people standing accused, two of whom charged of being the actual killers, only those who supposedly ordered the murder have been found guilty. the implications are not irrelevant: the judges are telling us these individuals have payed to kill that journalist, but they paid
someone else, who is as of yet entirely unknown to italian courtrooms. it does sound a little odd.
moreover, political reactions to the outcome of the trial have been of incredulous, doubtful surprise from every side. this, far from meaning the sentence is unjust
per se (heh, now that would be news
), implies nonetheless that the judges came out with a fairly unpopular solution in a time when magistrates are better off ducking and taking cover or running for their life. i can't really believe they didn't do this on purpose, since of course they
knew what the reaction would be.
this said, i still rest the case as to who did what in the first place. i'm not part of a jury, and i wouldn't assume to know better.
rahvin.