A Rome criminal court has
formally asked prosecutors to investigate the evidence given by
27 witnesses in the so-called 'Mondo di Mezzo' corruption trial,
including Lazio Governor Nicola Zingaretti and former deputy
interior minister Filippo Bubbico, both members of the ruling
Democratic Party, court sources said Friday.
The court sent the testimony to the State attorney's office
on October 27, suspecting that the witnesses gave false
testimony during the trial.
The testimonies to be investigated include those of the head
of the Democratic Party's welfare department, Micaela Campana,
the president of the regional council of Lazio, Daniele Leodori,
and a former aide to ex-mayor Gianni Alemanno, Antonio
Lucarelli.
The court of first instance last July convicted high-profile
defendants including clan leader Massimo Carminati and leftwing
cooperative chief Salvatore Buzzi to 20 and 19 years in jail
respectively in one of the trials into the so-called Mondo di
Mezzo (Middle World) case on rigged contracts and kickbacks by
gangsters and corrupt politicians in Rome.
photo: Zingaretti
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