Carlo Taormina
Carlo Taormina (born 16 December 1940, Rome) is an Italian lawyer, politician, jurist and academic. Before his political career, Taormina was one of the main commentators for the Italian sports talk program ""Il Processo di Biscardi"". Lawyer career. Taormina graduated in Law from university "La Sapienza" in Roma, becoming at first a Lawyer and, at a later time, a magistrate. During Taormina's career as a lawyer he worked on many famous cases, including: Taormina was also the private lawyer for: Academic career. Taormina during his lawyer career was also dedicated to teaching other academics: in 1975 he  became a professor of penal procedures at the Università di Macerata, he currently still teaches penal procedures at the Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata". His teaching method was influenced mainly by Alfredo De Marsico, Giuseppe Sabatini and Giovanni Conso. Taormina has also written a series of pamphlets and research papers, which mainly focus on the relationship between the accusers and the accused. some of his most famous scripts are a manual on process law and several monographs. In 1975 he became the editorial director for the specialistic newspaper "" La Giustizia Penale"". He also held the role of co -director for the paper ""Il Foro Italiano"". Political career. Taormina began his political career in 1996, becoming a candidate for Forza Italia for the Chamber of Deputies in the college of Roma Monte Sacro representing the Pole for Freedoms: he obtained 49.9% of the consensus and was defeated by a few voted by Ennio Parrelli representing the political coalition Ulivo. Deputy for "Forza Italia" (2001–06). During the XIV legislature of Italy (2001–2006) he became a deputy representing Forza Italia being given the role of "Vice-Capogruppo" of the party in the chamber of deputies, he was elected in the "collegio  29" (Melzo) of the circumscription III (Lombardy 1) using the "lista civetta""of the 2001 Italian general election. His political role was not renewed in the XV legislature (2006–08). In regards to his political activities during these years and being Silvio Berlusconi's secretary and private lawyer Taormina declared: Parliamentary secretary of the home office (2001). Taormina was briefly undersecretary to the Ministry of the Interior in the Berlusconi II government: he resigned after only six months (5 December 2001) when the press pointed out that his role as deputy secretary "for matters relating to the coordination of anti-racket and  anti-usury initiatives, and the coordination of solidarity initiatives for the victims of mafia-type crimes " was in a conflict of interest with the exercise of legal defence in favour of various defendants for mafia events and in criminal trials in which the State had formed a civil party. In particular, the episode in which he presented himself as the legal defender of the boss of the "Sacra Corona Unita" Francesco Prudentino caused a sensation, accompanied by the escort he was entitled to as an undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior. Joining Five Star Movement. In March 2016 Taormina  announced his subscription to the Five Star Movement, which he had already supported in the 2014 European elections. Taormina has however specified that he does not want to return to active politics and that he wants to continue his career as a lawyer, supporting Beppe Grillo's movement as a private citizen. Law on legitimate suspicion. Taormina extended the original text on the "ad personam" law on legitimate suspicion (called at a later time "Legge Cirami"): Ilaria Alpi Commission and Telekom Serbia Commission. Taormina was also the chairman of the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the death of Ilaria Alpi  and Miran Hrovatin, at that time his involvement aroused controversy when he was accused of having used investigative powers to control the work of the other Commission based at the time in "Palazzo San Macuto". This commission was working on the "Telekom Serbia affair", of which he was also a member: