(ANSA) Bologna, January 22 - The public prosecutor's office
opened an inquiry Thursday into Bologna council officials
transcribing same-sex marriage ceremonies performed abroad,
officials said.
The inquiry was opened after a member of the public filed a
complaint. Police flying squad officers raided the offices of
Bologna town hall to obtain documents relevant to the
investigation.
Bologna Mayor Virgino Merola had vowed to disobey
instructions from Interior Minister Angelino Alfano forbidding
local councils from transcribing into local wedding registers
details of same sex marriages performed outside Italy.
Similar probes have been opened in other Italian cities.
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