It does not do justice to the many excellent diplomats in our country when a representative of the diplomatic corps issues reports to Kingdom governments that are based on chicken chatter or talk from imaginary employees of the Italian government.
It would be more just and fair, instead of me denying the news as reported by the various media houses myself, to have the honorable Stoelinga reiterate himself that from official sources such as the Chief of Cabinet of both the Italian Ministry of Interior Affairs and Foreign Affairs, it shows that - then Italian citizen - Francesco Corallo has a clean record with both Ministries.
And even if one can understand this story in the context of a heated political climate, it is however utmost surprising that media houses report such blatantly false information and such with scrutiny.
I enclose the official statement of the Italian Government of 3 August 2011 only correctly forwarded by his Excellency the Ambassador in Italy later that month.
I reserve the right to sue the authors of these publications according to the law.
Francesco Corallo
Dutch citizen
Click here to view the Official Statement of the Italian Government of August 3, 2011.
Translation of Statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chief of Cabinet, 3 August 2011, addressed to Ambassador Stoelinga
Your Excellency,
The Prime Minister of Curacao has written to the Minister of Home Affairs, the Honoroble Roberto Maroni,
to ask references on the person of Italian citizenship Francesco Corallo, to whom he would like to confer a not further specified institutional position.
To that effect I would be grateful if you could communicate to the Curacao authorities that aforementioned Mr. Corallo has a clear record at the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
with my most cordial regards,
Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano