The Senate on Wednesday voted
against a petition to lift Antonio Azzollini's parliamentary
immunity so he could be put under house arrest.
The petition was rejected with 189 votes against, 96 in
favour and 17 abstentions.
Azzollini, a lawmaker for the New Centre Right (NCD)
party, a junior partner in the ruling coalition, is under
investigation for alleged involvement in the fraudulent
bankruptcy of a Catholic nursing home chain.
An Upper House panel has previously voted to allow the
arrest.
The Senator is implicated in the 500-million-euro
bankruptcy case involving the Divine Providence nursing home
chain, employing 1,600 people.
Azzollini is also the former mayor of the Puglia city of
Molfetta.
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