Vatican City – Over the past two years, defense lawyers have acquired 3,225 pages of WhatsApp information between two women who are tangent to the Vatican’s “Trial of the Century” but are actually related to the investigation involved and are very familiar with it in some way.
Starting from 2020-2024, they had four years of dialogue, providing a parallel behind-the-scenes version for one of the most turbulent periods in Vatican history, when Pope Francis authorized the trial of 10 people, including the Cardinal, for alleged financial misconduct.
Chat written in Italian and translated here shows that the two women helped convince one of the initial main suspects in the case. Alberto Perlascachange his story and open his former boss Cardinal Angelo Becciu. Perlasca Prosecuted by reservation; Becciu Convicted.
According to the chat, Domani newspaper first reported and published by other Italian media, public relations expert Francesca Chaoqui hinted at Perlasca Family and friend Genevieve Ciferri, who is in close contact with Vatican investigator and Francis and hopes to help Perlasca. She assured Ciferri that everyone in the Pope knew and recognized their manipulation to help Perlasca feel supported so that he could suggest Becciu.
Ciferri worried Chaoqui Just boasted that on May 19, 2024, she asked Chaoqui Assure her that police, prosecutors Alessandro Diddi and Francis “know and agree to your cooperation with the investigation, especially direct knowledge of the cooperation established with me.”
Chaoqui Assured her they reached an agreement, but warned: “If we all agree, it will be the end.”
CIFERRI: “Please be clear, you understand the importance of my total persuasion to me. Because you know the doubts and skepticism, I have been subjected to the subject during a relationship due to my weaknesses and insecurities, and now it has become a relationship. Now, have I confirmed that all people, including all of me, don’t you know? If you find during the litigation that you and Professor Diddi are shamelessly lying, it might be against the trial?
Chaoqui: “You have to distinguish between two levels.”
Ciferri: “I don’t understand…”
Chaoqui: “Everyone of the Pope knows the level of truth about what we are doing. Another level, it is the level of judgment. We must claim that no one knows because if we all know, judgment is invalid, and invalid, it is a conspiracy.
Ciferri: “Well, now I get it. I will take action accordingly, nothing to fear. Thanks, Francesca, that’s all.”
In a text message to the Associated Press, Didi declined to comment on the chat. “Experience is a place where the confrontation process must be carried out,” he wrote. Chaoqui Refuse to comment.
In a statement to the AP, Ciferri said that chats are not important to the appeal trial itself. She said they were a “collateral” matter after she filed a complaint with the Vatican prosecutor. Chaoqui What she calls “psychological manipulation and pain.”
“It doesn’t make sense to continue to exaggerate the importance of chat messages, it’s just a useless excuse, and the appeal will be based on the actual crime and personal responsibility of everyone to everyone,” Ciferri wrote.
In April, the Italian Domani newspaper allegedly produced audio files of Vatican police commissioner Stefano de Santis and directed Chaoqui what to do Perlasca It should have been said in his revised inquiry in August 2020. then, Perlasca Still the suspect and filed his first round of inquiries to defend him Becciu.
After he opened Becciuhe became the main witness for prosecution.
In the audio, DeSantis suggests Perlasca Two other defendants who were eventually convicted: currency manager Enrico Crasso and Perlasca’s agent Fabrizio Tirabassi.
Francesca, given that he has a copy of the interrogation report, he should read and emphasize all the views, given the recent events, given the recent facts, given the introspective work he did inside him, he needed clarification, just in clarifying, just in some cases, when the facts and behaviors related to others; he was the head of the office, developing in the way he arrived after Crasso and Tirabassi, but in other words, he should draw inspiration from these issues and clarify all these views and all “I don’t know.”
The Vatican has no objection to the authenticity of the audio, nor has it commented on its content.
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