Five city of Rome officials
were arrested on Monday in relation to an ongoing corruption
prove in the capital.
The operation was part of an investigation into
allegations that officials took bribes in exchange for the
approval of construction permits, in some cases turning a blind
eye to regulation breaches.
Last month 22 people were arrested in a separate
operation.
Monday's arrests concerned three officials from the city's
town-planning department and two health and safety inspectors.
Furthermore, six entrepreneurs under investigation have
been ordered to regularly report to the judicial authorities.
Rome's council has beefed up anti-corruption measures
after a separate probe into allegations that a mafia
organization muscled in on city contracts worth millions.
Former centre-right mayor Gianni Alemanno is under
investigation in that probe.
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