Analysis
“Paolo Gabriele, the Pope's former
butler who is accused of stealing documents from the Pope's desk, has told his
trial in the Vatican City that he was kept for weeks in conditions that
trampled on his human rights.” In
Gabriele’s jail ceil he commented saying that “he suffered from
"psychological depression" after being unable to turn off the light
in his tiny cell at the headquarters of the Pope's police force, the Vatican
Gendarmerie.” In court he went on to say
that he was not his basic human right by not being able to sleep and not having
a lot of room in his cell. Vatican City
said that it did not abuse any of his human rights and denied any misconducts
to the court. “The Gendarmerie said the
light was left on "for security reasons" to prevent suicide or
self-harm by Mr. Gabriele. He was given an “eye mask” to help him sleep, the
police said.” The question that everyone
wanted to know the answer to was why the lights needed to be left on “for
security measures.” Right now Gabriele
is in a small jail cell in the Vatican but if he is found guilty he will be
moved to an Italian prison instead of being left in the Vatican. This is because; the Roman Catholic Church in
the Vatican has a treaty with Italy, which disables the church from keeping any
prisoners for more than four years. As
he worked his way up to becoming a butler he started looking through personal
letters and he thought that there was “corruption in the church.” So he made copies of the letters and sent
them “to the press.” The court is said
to reach a decision tomorrow but even if he is guilty, “it is widely expected
that the Pope will pardon Mr. Gabriele if he is convicted.”
Summary
By tomorrow it is said that the court in Italy will have reached a decision
on whether Paolo Gabriele is innocent or not.
He is accused of stealing documents out of the Pope’s desk and making
copies of them. He has been put in a
jail cell in the Vatican and states that his human rights had not been
met. The reason being, that the jail
keeps a light on rendering him from the ability to sleep. He can now stay in his home under close
watch. He has put tremendous pressure on
the court system in the Vatican, which usually deals with small
misdemeanors. If he is found guilty he
will be moved to another prison somewhere in Italy. However, it is said that the “Pope will
pardon Mr. Gabriele” and he will not have to stay in prison. The court still would have to deal with the
claims of the human rights violation against Mr. Gabriele. Hopefully, the controversy will be taken care
of by tomorrow and the court will have reached a decision.
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