20 June 2013 | 11:51
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Lawyer Carlo Fusco has quit as a defence lawyer for Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict XVI's former butler who has been charged with stealing secret papal documents, Italian news agency Ansa reported on Thursday.
Fusco cited "differences" with others on the defence team in confirming Thursday that he was quitting the case.
Gabriele was arrested last May and charged with stealing documents that were than leaked to the press.
A second defence lawyer, Cristiana Arru, is still on the case.
Lawyer Carlo Fusco has quit as a defence lawyer for Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict XVI's former butler who has been charged with stealing secret papal documents.
Fusco cited "differences" with others on the defence team in confirming Thursday that he was quitting the case.
Gabriele was arrested last May and charged with stealing documents that were than leaked to the press, dubbed as the 'Vatileaks scandal'. Gabriele reportedly told prosecutors that "evil and corruption everywhere in the Church" had prompted him to act.
A second defence lawyer, Cristiana Arru, is still on the case.
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