Caso Shalabayeva, la sentenza di condanna di primo grado per tutti gli imputati: cinque anni all’attuale questore di Palermo Cortese e al capo della Polfer Improta. E' annunciato appello.
In breve: la vicenda risale al 2013, quando Alma Shalabayeva, la moglie del dissidente kazako Mukhtar Ablyazov, fu espulsa dall'Italia insieme alla figlia per poi rientrare alla fine dello stesso anno dopo mesi di feroci polemiche. Cinque anni anche per i funzionari della mobile Francesco Stampacchia e Luca Armeni, mentre gli agenti in servizio all’Ufficio immigrazione Stefano Leoni e Vincenzo Tramma sono stati condannati rispettivamente a tre anni e sei mesi di reclusione e quattro anni. Il giudice di pace Stefania Lavore, invece, è stata condannata alla pena di due anni e sei mesi. Per tutti gli imputati, ad eccezione di Lavore, è stato riconosciuto il sequestro di persona. Per una decina di capi di imputazione (dal falso ideologico, all’abuso e all’omissione di atti d’ufficio), invece, è stata decisa l’assoluzione.
Alma e Aula Shalabayeva furono prelevate dalla polizia dopo un’irruzione nella loro abitazione di Casalpalocco il 29 maggio 2013. Le forze dell’ordine in realtà cercavano il marito, ma dopo un velocissimo iter giuridico-amministrativo la donna e la figlia furono caricate su un aereo privato messo a disposizione dalle stesse autorità di Astana con l’accusa di possesso di passaporto falso. A luglio 2013, in seguito alle polemiche per l’operazione, si dimise il capo di gabinetto del ministero dell’Interno Giuseppe Procaccini (“per senso delle istituzioni”). Secondo le ricostruzioni, aveva infatti incontrato l’ambasciatore kazako Andrin Yelemessov per parlare dell’oppositore Ablyazov. L’allora capo del Viminale Angelino Alfano, invece, fu oggetto di una mozione di sfiducia, poi respinta dal Parlamento. Shalabayeva e la figlia lasciarono il Kazakistan il 24 dicembre dello stesso anno per fare ritorno in Italia.
Secondo la sentenza di primo grado "per tre giorni fu compressa la sovranità nazionale. Ma resta la domanda: a che livello si decise il sequestro?”, parlando di "rapimento di Stato" messo a segno da alcuni imputati, che di fatto "servirono gli interessi di altra nazione, cioè della dittatura kazaka". Resta da capire, aggiungono, "a quale livello politico o istituzionale venne presa la decisione della deportazione"
I giudici definiscono il trattenimento e la successiva espulsione di Alma Shalabayeva e della figlia Aula un “crimine di lesa umanità realizzato mediante deportazione“.
EN
Acting without presenting a search or arrest warrant, on 29 May 2013, heavily armed and non‐uniformed Italian special agents raided a residence outside Rome searching for Mukhtar Ablyazov, a well-known Kazakh dissident. They did not find Ablyazov, but instead they arrested his wife, Alma Shalabayeva. Mrs Shalabayeva was suddenly deported on 31 May, on the pretext that she held allegedly forged ID. Proof of the authenticity of her ID, and the fact that she held valid residency permits issued by EU states Latvia and the United Kingdom, were ignored. Her pleas for asylum were brushed aside. Even before her detention hearing was completed on 31 May, a private jet had been ordered to whisk her to Kazakhstan. At least two Kazakh diplomats were at Rome’s airport waiting for her to be brought there. Simultaneously, Italian special agents returned to the home and tricked the family into allowing Shalabayeva’s six-year-old daughter to be taken away. The deportation of the mother could not proceed without the child, so both were forced onto the private jet and flown straight to Kazakhstan. Upon arrival in Kazakhstan, Shalabayeva was handed copies of three orders: an order initiating a criminal investigation against her, dated 30 May, an order dated the same day naming her as a suspect, and an order dated 31 May prohibiting her from leaving the city of Almaty. On 7 June, prior to any interrogations, she was formally indicted. This case raises grave questions about the apparent collusion between Italian special agents and the authorities of Kazakhstan, a country with a dismal human rights record. Does the Commission think that this operation by Italian special agents is in line with European and international law, in particular with respect to the returns directive, rights in deportation proceedings, EU residency rights, rights of asylum-seekers and refugees, rights to family life and rights of the child? What steps does the Commission intend to take vis-à-vis the Italian authorities?
Joint answer given by High Representative/Vice-President Ashton on behalf of the Commission
(9 August 2013)
The Commission is aware that the Italian administration launched, on 10 July 2013, an internal investigation into the legality of this removal operation. The Commission will closely monitor further developments and the results of this investigation. The EU has followed closely the developments of the case of Mrs Alma Shalabayeva, the spouse of Mr Mukhtar Ablyazov, from the outset of the events that brought her back to Kazakhstan and the investigation against her that ensued. The EU Delegation has visited Almaty to follow up on concerns expressed by human rights defenders about the necessity to guarantee Mrs Shalabayeva's legal rights. The situation has been discussed with relevant non-governmental organisations (NGOs), in particular the Kazakh International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law, as well as the Social Fund Libery, and the Social Fund Ar.Ruk.Hak. The EU Delegation also contacted relevant international organisations on the matter, including the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) country and regional offices. Furthermore, the EU Delegation has ongoing contacts with Member States to share information on the Shalabayeva case and coordinate efforts to guarantee the safeguard of her rights. The EU Delegation also followed the preparations for and the results from the meeting on 2 July 2013 between Mrs Alma Shalabayeva and her relatives and members of NGOs and visiting European parliamentarians. The HR/VP will continue to monitor the case closely and impress upon Kazakh authorities the need to ensure that the legal rights of Mrs Shalabayeva be duly observed.
Tribunale di Perugia
sentenza 1594/20
14 ottobre 2020 - 8 gennaio 2021
(scarica la sentenza in formato .pdf)