The government's agriculture
undersecretary Giuseppe Castiglione on Thursday said he was
unaware he was under criminal investigation in connection with a
tender for a holding center for asylum seekers in Sicily, though
he trusted in the judiciary.
"I know nothing about it, I heard it from the press", he
said, commenting a report published by daily La Sicilia.
"I have great confidence in magistrates", added
Castilgione, also a junior member of the previous cabinet led by
Enrico Letta who formerly served as president of the province of
Catania and deputy president of the Sicilian regional
government.
The Sicilian newspaper on Thursday said prosecutors in
Catania have placed the undersecretary under investigation on
abuse of office and bid rigging charges in connection with a
tender for the management of the Cara di Mineo center, the
largest for asylum seekers in Europe.
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