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| Paolo Gabriele trial: Pope's ex-butler to be questioned | Paolo Gabriele trial: Pope's ex-butler to be questioned |
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| The Pope's former butler is due to be questioned in court, on the second day of his trial on charges of stealing confidential documents. | The Pope's former butler is due to be questioned in court, on the second day of his trial on charges of stealing confidential documents. |
| Paolo Gabriele, 46, has admitted to investigators that he leaked the files to expose "evil and corruption". | Paolo Gabriele, 46, has admitted to investigators that he leaked the files to expose "evil and corruption". |
| He faces up to four years in prison if convicted of aggravated theft, but he could be pardoned by Pope Benedict XVI. | He faces up to four years in prison if convicted of aggravated theft, but he could be pardoned by Pope Benedict XVI. |
| The trial was adjourned last week after Vatican judges refused to admit evidence gathered by cardinals. | The trial was adjourned last week after Vatican judges refused to admit evidence gathered by cardinals. |
| Instead, the judges in the high-profile trial said they would rely only on evidence from the Vatican police and prosecutor. They seized 82 boxes of papers from Mr Gabriele's home. | |
| 'Vatileaks' scandal | 'Vatileaks' scandal |
| Mr Gabriele will be questioned in court by the president of the Vatican City tribunal on Tuesday. | |
| Among witnesses due to give evidence later is the Pope's private secretary, Georg Gaenswein, and one of the four German and Italian nuns who work in the 85-year-old pontiff's household. | |
| Correspondents say their testimony could shed light on the very private world of the household. | |
| The chief judge said the court hoped to reach a verdict by the end of the week. | |
| No TV cameras or recorders are being allowed inside the courtroom for the most high-profile case to be held in the Vatican since it was established as a sovereign state in 1929. Coverage of the trial is restricted to just eight journalists. | |
| Mr Gabriele was identified as the source of leaked documents that were published in a book by an Italian journalist, Gianluigi Nuzzi, in May. | |
| The documents included private correspondence between senior Vatican figures, and appeared to reveal bitter power struggles and corruption. | The documents included private correspondence between senior Vatican figures, and appeared to reveal bitter power struggles and corruption. |
| Correspondents say the revelations seem aimed primarily at discrediting the Vatican's powerful Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who has been in his post since 2006. | Correspondents say the revelations seem aimed primarily at discrediting the Vatican's powerful Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who has been in his post since 2006. |
| The Pope ordered cardinals to carry out an inquiry separate to the probe by Vatican police after the scandal broke. The results of their investigation have not been made public. | The Pope ordered cardinals to carry out an inquiry separate to the probe by Vatican police after the scandal broke. The results of their investigation have not been made public. |
| The court decided that his fellow defendant, Vatican computer technician Claudio Sciarpelletti, will be tried separately for aiding and abetting a crime. He had exerted his right to stay away from the hearing. | The court decided that his fellow defendant, Vatican computer technician Claudio Sciarpelletti, will be tried separately for aiding and abetting a crime. He had exerted his right to stay away from the hearing. |
| Mr Gabriele was the Pope's trusted servant for years and held the keys to the papal apartments. | Mr Gabriele was the Pope's trusted servant for years and held the keys to the papal apartments. |
| The "Vatileaks" scandal has been one of the most difficult crises of Pope Benedict's seven-year papacy, correspondents say. | The "Vatileaks" scandal has been one of the most difficult crises of Pope Benedict's seven-year papacy, correspondents say. |