Francisco has appointed a new head of Vatican security | Chronic

Pope Francisco named Italian on Tuesday Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti as the new chief of the security and civil protection services of Vatican City and commander of the gendarmerie corps, following the resignation of this post of Domenico Giani, in full investigation by leaks to the press.

Gauzzi Brocoletti, who was born on June 3, 1974, will lead the body of the pope's escort inside the Vatican and during trips abroad, a statement from the Holy See said.

The appointment of the new head of security is given 24 hours after the Vatican announced that the pontiff had accepted the resignation of Giani, who was in the middle of a controversy about the press leak of one. circular reserved early October.

The new Chief of Security is responsible for the design and development of Vatican City State Security and Network Technology and Cybersecurity Infrastructure since 1999.

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Gauzzi Brocoletti was part of the staff responsible for managing technological security during the Conclaves of 2005 and 2013, the Vatican added.

Giani, who according to the Vatican did not "subjective responsibility" In the information leak, he submitted his resignation so as not to impede the internal investigation requested by Francisco on the issuance of a circular banning entry to the Vatican of five officials who made the subject of an investigation for an alleged transaction of real estate fraud.