Consumer association Codacons
said Thursday it was offering psychological assistance to
embattled Sicily Governor Rosario Crocetta amid concerns over
his alleged suicidal thoughts.
Crocetta is on record saying 'I could have done myself in'
in relation to a disputed wiretap published by L'Espresso
magazine last Thursday in which he allegedly made no response
when his doctor Matteo Turino, probed in a hospital graft case,
said Sicily health councillor Lucia Borsellino should meet the
same fate as her Cosa-Nostra slain father, anti-Mafia prosecutor
Paolo Borsellino.
Three days later he claimed "someone wanted to stage a
coup, they wanted to bring about my resignation or my suicide".
Prosecutors say the tap does not exist while the magazine
is sticking by its story.
"We believe these are very serious declarations that should
not be underestimated," Codacons said in a statement.
"A regional governor needs to have the strength to tackle
critical situations such as the one facing Crocetta, and he
should never, under any circumstance, consider the possibility
of suicide," the consumer group continued.
For this reason, Codacons will make its team of
psychologists and psychiatrists available to Crocetta "should he
consider it appropriate".
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