A violent quarrel in Frosinone, with screams and threats, saw as the protagonist Albino Ruberti, head of the cabinet of the mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri.
"I'll kill them ... They have to come and apologize for what they asked me ... They don't tell me 'I'll buy you'".
And again "I'll give five minutes for you to come and apologize on your knees. If they have to kneel in front of you.
The video sparked a storm of controversy, and in the morning Ruberti resigned.
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"To avoid exploitation that could damage your prestige and that of the institution you represent, I hereby send my mandate as head of the cabinet", writes Ruberti in the
letter of resignation
sent to the mayor Gualtieri.
"Illustrious mayor, regarding the video published yesterday evening by the newspaper 'Il Foglio' - he writes - I confirm that what happened is a verbal quarrel during a private dinner, which has nothing to do with my institutional role. In particular " .
"I am available for any clarification you deem necessary - he continues - and, to avoid exploitation that could harm your prestige and that of the institution you represent,
Video.
Steal in the video, published by the Foglio and which in the next few hours
will be acquired by the prosecutor of Frosinone
, would be lashing out against a certain Vladimiro and a certain Adriano.
The quarrel would have taken place at the black pepper restaurant, in via Brighindi.
In the video, in addition to Ruberti, the protagonists of the dispute would be Vladimiro, insurance broker, brother of Francesco De Angelis also present, Adriano Lampazzi, a collaborator of the councilor, and Lampazzi's partner, the woman whose screams are heard in the video.
Among the witnesses, as reported by the newspaper, there is also Francesco De Angelis, former regional councilor and former MEP of the Democratic Party, now a candidate in the next political elections for the dem.
De Angelis, with an email sent to the Nazarene, withdrew his candidacy to the Chamber
following the video.
De Angelis' brother, Vladimiro, would in fact be the man with whom Ruberti discusses in the video.
The former councilor was in fact at the dinner where everything was unleashed and he would also have witnessed the threats.
According to the sources, the withdrawal of De Angelis took place to avoid exploitation, underlining that that of the Frosinone dem exponent was practically "not in an eligible position, but in service".
Because De Angelis was on the list in Rome when his school of reference is the Ciociaria one.
Sara Battisti, regional councilor of the Democratic Party, originally from Frosinone, as well as the companion of the head of the cabinet of the Municipality of Rome, assists in the dispute without success. the consequences....".
The video ends with a background scream of "oh my God" from a woman.
Contacted by the Foglio, Gualtieri's right-hand man says: "This is a quarrel for football reasons, which happened about two months ago in Frosinone with a third person, whom I do not want to mention, at the end of a dinner. Vladimiro was also present at the scene. and Francesco De Angelis with whom I have excellent relations. Nothing more "
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The Democratic Party: "The episode will not remain without consequences"
"The Ruberti case revealed by the sheet? A very serious episode that cannot remain without consequences".
Thus sources of the Nazarene have stigmatized the episode, which subsequently led to the resignation of the head of the cabinet.
Letta: "Dutiful resignation"
"Both right and right choices".
This was stated by the secretary of the Democratic Party, Enrico Letta, questioned on the resignation of Albino Ruberti as head of the cabinet of the mayor of Rome and on the withdrawal of Francesco De Angelis' candidacy.
M5s: "The resignation is not enough, review the documents of Gualtieri"
The resignation of Albino Ruberti is not enough: the role he has held up to now as head of the cabinet of the mayor of Rome, and even before that by Zingaretti, must necessarily lead to clarifying what happened in Frosinone in the Ruberti-gate.
What does 'me you buy ... otherwise I write to everyone what he said ... what you asked me at the table'?
In the video from which these phrases are drawn, there is a lot to discover.
For these reasons we ask for an immediate review of all the acts approved by the Gualtieri administration to date, starting with the choice of the incinerator.
The citizens of Rome have the right to know who really made the decisions.
A question will be filed immediately for clarification and, if we are not satisfied,
Calenda: "This is the gentle ambiance of the Roman Democratic Party"
"This is the gentle environment of the Roman Democratic Party. The cabinet chief of Gualtieri, former cabinet chief of Zingaretti who" administers "power. If it had happened to us, the Republic would have us open the newspaper ".
Carlo Calenda, leader of Action, comments with a tweet on the story of Albino Ruberti, revealed by the Foglio with a video.
Salvini: "Between fights and insults Israel, this is the Democratic Party's campaign"
"Brawls in the street and death threats, candidates who insult Israel, young demos who scar the memorial of the earthquake in Emilia. This is the campaign of the Democratic Party: what awaits us in September?".
It is the latest tweet from Matteo Salvini who adds the hashtag "Ruberti" alluding to the cases of the head of the cabinet of the mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri and the candidate dem La Regina.
