Libero Milone Takes His Case to Vatican City’s Supreme Court
The former auditor general says his 2017 ouster was unjust and part of a wider effort to block financial reform inside the Vatican.
The former auditor general says his 2017 ouster was unjust and part of a wider effort to block financial reform inside the Vatican.
Libero Milone, the Vatican’s first auditor general, says he was forced out after uncovering financial misconduct and vows to continue his legal fight.
The tribunal ordered the removal of evidence of corruption from Libero Milone’s claim, which he calls unjust.
Once the appeal is lodged, the case will be handed over to the Vatican’s court of appeal, which consists of a president and three other judges.
Libero Milone is suing the Holy See for 9.3-million euros for unfair dismissal.
Libero Milone and his former deputy Ferruccio Panicco, who died of cancer last month, filed a $10 million against the Vatican last November for unlawful dismissal.
After Libero Milone and Ferruccio Panicco filed a lawsuit Nov. 4 against the Holy See, the Vatican responded by rejecting without explanation a distinguished jurist they had chosen as their attorney.
In September 2020, as acting auditor general, Righini signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vatican’s prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy on the fight against corruption.
Libero Milone had only been in the new post two years during which time he faced a number of challenges, including resistance to more rigorous audits.
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