Valerio Onida, former president of the Constitutional Court, died.
The news is given by his son Francesco who posted a photo on Facebook with the inscription: “Hi dad, thanks for everything”.
Born in 1936 in Milan to a Sardinian father (from Villanova Monteleone ) and a Sicilian mother, he turned 86 on 30 March.
He had been a professor of constitutional law at the University of Milan, a constitutional judge since 1996 and president of the Council from September 2004 to January 2005.
Many messages of condolence arrived via social media.
From the secretary of the Pd Enrico Letta who wrote on Twitter: "Great loss for our country with the death of Valerio Onida. An irreplaceable point of reference, a person with rare human qualities. A huge regret" to Giuliano Pisapia: "A man endowed with a great civil passion. I lose a true friend. "And, again, Ettore Rosato, president of Italia Viva:" With the death of Valerio Onida one of the most attentive and appreciated legal minds goes away. Academic, constitutional judge, president of the Consulta, he contributed with his studies to the debate for a modern reformism. Close to the family in this moment of pain ".
The President of the Republic, the Quirinale informs, has sent a note to Onida's family, reminding him of the figure of teacher of public law, of authoritative judge and President of the Constitutional Court, of President of the Higher School of the Judiciary, constantly animated by a strong spirit civic and a precious commitment to the institutions of the Republic.
(Unioneonline / ss)