Editing Roberto Calvi (section)

==Trials in Italy==

In 2005, the Italian magistrates investigating Calvi's death took their inquiries to London in order to question witnesses. They had been cooperating with [[Chief Superintendent]] Trevor Smith who built his case partly on evidence provided by Katz. Smith had been able to make the first arrest of a UK witness who had allegedly committed [[perjury]] during the Calvi inquest.<ref name=obs071203/>

On 5 October 2005, the trial began in Rome of the five individuals charged with Calvi's murder. The defendants were Calò, Carboni, Kleinszig, [[Ernesto Diotallevi]], and Calvi's former driver and bodyguard [[Silvano Vittor]]. The trial took place in a specially fortified courtroom in Rome's [[Rebibbia]] prison.<ref name="tim061005"/><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4457975.stm Four charged over Calvi killing], BBC News, 18 April 2005</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/crime/article/0,,1586164,00.html Calvi murder trial opens in Rome], Associated Press, 6 October 2005</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4313960.stm Calvi murder trial opens in Rome], BBC News, 6 October 2005</ref> All five were cleared of murdering Calvi on 6 June 2007.<ref>[http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1269201,00.html God's Banker' Murder - Five Cleared], Sky News, 6 June 2007</ref> Judge Mario Lucio d'Andria threw out the charges, citing "insufficient evidence" after hearing 20 months of evidence. The court ruled that Calvi's death was murder and not suicide.<ref>[https://archive.today/20110523120214/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article1893110.ece Five cleared over murder of 'God's Banker'], The Times, 6 June 2007</ref> The defence suggested that there were plenty of people with a motive for Calvi's murder, including Vatican officials and Mafia figures who wanted to ensure his silence.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6726353.stm Five acquitted over Calvi death], BBC News, 6 June 2007</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6725511.stm 'God's Banker' death still a mystery], BBC News, 6 June 2007</ref> Legal experts following the trial said that the prosecutors found it hard to present a convincing case due to the 25 years that had elapsed since Calvi's death. Additionally, key witnesses were [[omertà|unwilling to testify]], untraceable, or dead.<ref>[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/762db34c-1442-11dc-88cb-000b5df10621.html ‘God’s banker’ murder suspects acquitted], Financial Times, 6 June 2007</ref> The prosecution called for Manuela Kleinszig to be cleared, stating that there was insufficient evidence against her, but they sought [[life sentence]]s for the four men.<ref name=Guardian/>

Katz claimed that it was likely that senior figures in the Italian establishment escaped prosecution. "The problem is that the people who probably actually ordered the death of Calvi are not in the dock - but to get to those people might be very difficult indeed".<ref name=Guardian>[https://www.theguardian.com/international/story/0,,2096876,00.html Five cleared of Calvi murder], Guardian Unlimited, 6 June 2007</ref> Katz said that it was "probably true" that the Mafia carried out the killing, but that the gangsters suspected of the crime were either dead or missing.<ref>[https://archive.today/20081013080506/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article1896257.ece Family’s distress as five are cleared of conspiracy to kill ‘God’s banker’], The Times, 7 June 2007</ref> The verdict in the trial was not the end of the matter, since the prosecutor's office in Rome had opened a second investigation by June 2007 implicating Gelli and others.<ref name=rep060607>{{in lang|it}} [http://www.repubblica.it/2007/06/sezioni/cronaca/sentenza-calvi/sentenza-calvi/sentenza-calvi.html Processo Calvi, la sentenza dopo 25 anni assolti Pippo Calò e gli altri imputati], La Repubblica, 6 June 2007</ref>

In May 2009, the prosecution dropped the case against Gelli. According to the magistrate, there was insufficient evidence to argue that Gelli had played a role in planning and executing the crime.<ref name=cds300509>{{in lang|it}} [http://www.corriere.it/cronache/09_maggio_30/gelli_archiviato_calvi_a7ba137c-4d04-11de-82fb-00144f02aabc.shtml Omicidio Calvi: archiviato procedimento contro Licio Gelli], Corriere della Sera, 30 May 2009</ref> On 7 May 2010, the Court of Appeals confirmed the acquittal of Calò, Carboni, and Diotallevi. Public prosecutor Luca Tescaroli commented that "Calvi has been murdered for the second time."<ref name=rep070510>{{in lang|it}} [http://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2010/05/07/news/calvi_sentenza-3887549/ Assolti Carboni, Calò e Diotallevi], La Repubblica, 7 May 2010</ref> On 18 November 2011, the [[Court of Cassation (Italy)|Court of Cassation]] confirmed the acquittal.<ref name=cds181111>{{in lang|it}} [http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2011/novembre/18/Calvi_definitiva_assoluzione_Carboni_Calo_co_8_111118020.shtml Calvi, è definitiva l' assoluzione di Carboni, Calò e Diotallevi], Corriere della Sera, 18 November 2011</ref> Calò is still serving a life sentence on unrelated Mafia charges.<ref name=rep060607/>