Leghist Borghezio accused of stealing historical papers. Him: I only wanted to make photocopies

Trouble brewing for Mario Borghezio, former member of the European Parliament and a leading name in the League. Turin prosecutor Francesco Pelosi is accusing him of stealing historical documents from the Turin State Archives: he had 700 photocopied sheets from books and documents owned by the state at home. The facts date back to last November, when an employee of the Archives had caught him carrying some historical papers on World War II, Jews and Nazism without permission.

Even then Borghezio’s defense line centered on personal use. “I just wanted to photocopy them,” he had told the clerk, and he has also told the prosecutor in recent hours. The problem is that the regulations of state archives obviously do not allow such use of historical documents. And as a result, he had immediately been reported to the Carabinieri’s Cultural Heritage Protection Unit for investigation to determine whether Borghezio had acted in good faith.

His argument, however, did not convince investigators, since some of the documents were not traced, but were photocopied: a sign that they had passed between the two hands. It was Borghezio himself who wanted to speak to the Turin prosecutor’s office to set out his version of events. But it remains to be seen what happened to the documents that can no longer be found.

In the photo, Mario Borghezio at a Leghist rally.

Leghist Borghezio accused of stealing historical papers. Him: I only wanted to make photocopies

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