Vatican begins trial of cardinal for financial crimes – 07/27/2021 – world
EditorJuly 27, 2021
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The trial over a multi-million euro scandal involving the purchase and financing of a building in London by the Vatican, a powerful cardinal and two senior officials of the Vatican’s financial intelligence unit, and other defendants , started on Tuesday. ) – but its pursuit has already been postponed.
The cardinal is the powerful Angelo Becciu, 73, who had carte blanche in all areas of the Vatican. On Tuesday, however, he passed a metal detector like everyone else as he entered the makeshift courtroom, with an occasionally dismayed look in his eyes.
He then remained silent for nearly eight hours of the hearing, until the trial was adjourned to October 5 at the request of the defense lawyers, as they had not yet analyzed all the evidence of the charges. against him on July 3.