A flap over the alleged
non-arrival of text-message contributions to an Italian
earthquake fund will end as "a fuss over nothing," a prosecutor
said Monday.
"According to what we have learned from the press we're
heading for insufficient evidence because if the funds went into
the coffers of the civil protection department the case will
turn out to be a big fuss over nothing," said Rieti Chief
Prosecutor Giuseppe Saieva.
The case was prompted Saturday by the mayor of the quake-hit
village of Amatrice, Sergio Pirozzi, who said the village had
seen "nothing" of the cash pledged via SMS messages by the
Italian public.
The government said Sunday the money was available to the
civil protection department.
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