Carlo Taormina

In 2017 he was one of the many signers of the appeal of the newspaper "Il Tempo" asking for release, with postponement and suspension under penalty of health reasons, in favor of the former parliamentarian Marcello Dell'Utri, sentenced for external competition in mafia association and other crimes minors.

In March 2016 Taormina announced his subscription to the Five Star Movement, which he had already supported in the 2014 European elections.

The Bergamo Labor Court, following the appeal filed by the Advocate association for LGBTI rights – Lenford Network, considered that Taormina's expressions were, as discriminatory towards homosexuals, suitable to dissuade certain subjects from submitting their candidacies to professional study and, therefore, likely to hinder their access to work or make it more difficult, in violation of the rules protecting equal treatment in terms of employment and working conditions. For this reason, on 6 August 2014, Taormina was sentenced to pay the sum of 10,000.00 Euros as compensation for damages.

Following the sentencing, he challenged the measure asking for its reform to the Brescia Court of Appeal, which however, with a sentence of 11 December 2014, rejected his appeal and confirmed the first instance measure

Despite having supported liberal opinions such as the institution of homosexual civil unions, during his political activity, in 2013, he made some homophobic statements to the program "The mosquito" and has repeatedly stated that he does not want to hire lawyers, other collaborators or homosexual workers in his office.

In 2011 he was appointed prince regent of Filettino, a municipality in the Frosinone area whose mayor, in reaction to the "common-cut" maneuver of the last Berlusconi government, started a secessionist movement. On the maneuver of the Monti government, Taormina declared himself in harmony with the Northern League. In an interview with the radio program La Zanzara answers the question "What is the greatest criminal who defended?" saying he was an MP from Christian Democrats now no longer in politics.

Since 2007 Taormina has participated as a football commentator on the sports broadcast "Biscardi's trial", distinguishing himself both for his Romanist faith and for his aversion to Juventus. On 7 November 2008 he founded the Lega Italia, a movement chaired by Taormina himself, with which he ran for the presidency of the Lazio region in the 2010 regional elections. In 2009 he launched himself against Beppino Englaro and the magistrates of Udine for allowing death by Eluana Englaro, announcing a premeditated murder complaint.

His political role was not renewed in the XV legislature (2006–08).

In September 2003, following the investigations of La Repubblica, he made amends and announced his withdrawal from political life. However, he remained in Parliament until 2006.

During the XIV legislature of Italy (2001–2006) he became a deputy representing Forza Italia being given the role of "Vice-Capogruppo" of the party in the chamber of deputies, he was elected in the "collegio 29" (Melzo) of the circumscription III (Lombardy 1) using the "lista civetta""of the 2001 Italian general election.

Taormina was briefly undersecretary to the Ministry of the Interior in the Berlusconi II government: he resigned after only six months (5 December 2001) when the press pointed out that his role as deputy secretary "for matters relating to the coordination of anti-racket and anti-usury initiatives, and the coordination of solidarity initiatives for the victims of mafia-type crimes " was in a conflict of interest with the exercise of legal defence in favour of various defendants for mafia events and in criminal trials in which the State had formed a civil party. In particular, the episode in which he presented himself as the legal defender of the boss of the "Sacra Corona Unita" Francesco Prudentino caused a sensation, accompanied by the escort he was entitled to as an undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior.

Taormina began his political career in 1996, becoming a candidate for Forza Italia for the Chamber of Deputies in the college of Roma Monte Sacro representing the Pole for Freedoms: he obtained 49.9% of the consensus and was defeated by a few voted by Ennio Parrelli representing the political coalition Ulivo.

Taormina during his lawyer career was also dedicated to teaching other academics: in 1975 he became a professor of penal procedures at the Università di Macerata, he currently still teaches penal procedures at the Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata". His teaching method was influenced mainly by Alfredo De Marsico, Giuseppe Sabatini and Giovanni Conso. Taormina has also written a series of pamphlets and research papers, which mainly focus on the relationship between the accusers and the accused. some of his most famous scripts are a manual on process law and several monographs. In 1975 he became the editorial director for the specialistic newspaper " La Giustizia Penale". He also held the role of co-director for the paper "Il Foro Italiano".

Carlo Taormina (born 16 December 1940, Rome) is an Italian lawyer, politician, jurist and academic. Before his political career, Taormina was one of the main commentators for the Italian sports talk program "Il Processo di Biscardi".