Everybody should agree that our lives can change in a second. What I’ve just heard on TV few minutes ago, should make me happy. As young, free lance woman, this news should be a blow of hope in my life. I mean, it’s hard to find a job here, and more, it’s hard to find the job of your dreams. And to have success and, why not, earn a bit of money. And..
Chiara Zardi was a normal young lawyer yesterday. This morning she has received a phone call like:
“Hallo, Ms Zardi? We are calling form the court of Milan”
“Yes?”
“You should come here as court-appointed lawyer, as we should carry on with a process, but the defendant’s lawyers seem to be on holiday”
“Ok, let me finish my croissant and cappuccino and I’ll be there in a second”.
Well, maybe those where not the exact words. I mean, we also have toasts or bread and butter at breakfast, but, whatsoever.
As soon as Ms Zardi has joined the court she has discovered that her defendant is Mr Silvio the Prime Minister Berlusconi.
Hey Chiara, I’m so happy for you. You did it, man! You are an important lawyer now. Your client is the Presid…ehm…well, actually….
What happened today is that there was a process against Berlusconi and a certain David Mills, charged of curruption. The two lawyers that were supposed to be on holiday, ehm sorry, at the court today, were already working in a justice commission in Chamber and Senate. At the trial there was only a legal practitioner, not properly qualified to represent the two lawyers. As no lawyer seemed to be in the nearby, the judge Nicoletta Gandus, who wanted to keep on with the process, has decide to use the call centre to find a replacement.
Why can’t I simply ignore the words “President” and “corruption” and be happy for Ms Zardi?