Truancy charges, director of Rome's Borghese Gallery remanded for trial

Anna Coliva, director of the Borghese Gallery in Rome, appeared in court the day before yesterday to defend herself against accusations of absenteeism levelled against her. The director has been remanded for trial for fraud: according to the judge for preliminary investigations, the crime could in fact be foreshadowed due to some absences of the director from her workplace in May 2014, when Anna Coliva would have punched her timecard but would not have been present in her office. This would be a few hours (40 and 59 minutes in all) and a modest damage to the public administration, but according to the prosecution sufficient to foreshadow the crime hypothesis.

The director defended herself by claiming that during the hours of absence she had regular leave, or was away on missions (conferences, meetings), and in some cases would even be on vacation. Anna Coliva’s defense lawyer, Alessandro Diddi, declared himself outraged by the affair, which, moreover, risks excluding Anna Coliva from the impending appointments of the directors of the “super museums” (in fact, their term will expire in 2020). The lawyer stated that there are elements that can completely exonerate Anna Coliva from the charges. Still, Diddi moreover pointed out that in view of the role Anna Coliva holds, the director should not even swipe her badge.

Pictured: Anna Coliva

Truancy charges, director of Rome's Borghese Gallery remanded for trial

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