A Naples judge was arrested on
suspicion of corruption on Wednesday.
He was arrested with four other people, police said.
They are variously accused of corruption in performing their
duties, corruption against their duties and in judicial acts,
influence peddling, claiming undue influence, attempted
extortion and personal favouring, judicial sources said.
Rome flying squad officers are carrying out a series of raids
and searches.
The arrested judge was named as Alberto Capuano, a
preliminary investigations judge (GIP) working on the island of
Ischia.
The magistrate, 60, was taken into custody along with
Bagnoli councillor Antonio di Dio, businessman Valentino Cassini
and known criminal Giuseppe Liccardo, believed to be close to a
Camorra mafia clan, the Mallardos of Giugliano.
A Naples lawyer, Elio Bonaiuto, was placed under house
arrest.
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