For the 75-year-old Becciu, who was stripped of his privileges as a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2020, Diddi recommended 7 years and three months in prison, citing what he described as a “strategy” of seeking to “delegitimize” the legal process.
Sardinia charity linked to ousted Vatican cardinal searched
NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press
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FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 file photo, Cardinal Angelo Becciu meets the media during press conference in Rome. Italian police searched the offices of a Sardinian charity and diocese on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 on behalf of Vatican prosecutors who are investigating a once-powerful Holy See cardinal on alleged embezzlement charges. Lawyers for Cardinal Angelo Becciu said in a statement that any and all documentation seized would only serve to “confirm the absolute correctness of the behavior” of Becciu, the charity and the diocese of Ozieri.Gregorio Borgia/AP