By Bimbo Ogunnaike with agency report
Pope Francis has announced the appointment of Gianluca Gauzzi Brocoletti, 45, as Commander of the Vatican Gendarmerie and director of the Vatican’s security and civil protection services.
In a statement released on Tuesday by the Vatican, said the development became necessary after the resignation of previous holder of the job resigned because of a media leak.
Brocoletti
According to the statement,Broccoletti, replaces Domenico Giani, who took the blame for the leaking of a confidential document that revealed the identities of five people involved in a Vatican criminal investigation.
Giani was the de facto chief bodyguard to the pope, and had been in the post for 20 years, also serving under John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
The five people ousted by the leaked document are under investigation for suspected financial transactions conducted on behalf of the Vatican’s central administration, the Curia.
Broccoletti was previously Giani’s deputy.
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