VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The chief judge at a Vatican trial of 10 people accused of financial crimes, including a cardinal, on Wednesday ordered the prosecution to give the defence more access to evidence and to question defendants who were not given the right to speak earlier.
Court president Giuseppe Pignatone responded to a surprise offer https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/prosecution-vatican-trial-acknowledges-defects-willing-investigate-more-2021-10-05 the prosecution made on Tuesday in which it acknowledged weaknesses in its case and said it was willing to return to the investigative phase to fill in gaps contested by the defence.