Former Calabria regional
councillor Alberto Sarra, in prison custody on suspicion of
belonging to a secret 'Ndrangheta cupola that allegedly
interacted systematically with police and institutions and
picked "affiliates" for parliament, has twice in interrogations
referred to a group of politicians including former regional
governor Giuseppe Scopelliti, former secretary of state Giuseppe
Valentino, ex MEP Umberto Pirilli and former MP and current
mayor of Siderno, Pietro Fuda, local media reported Friday.
The Gazzetta del Sud published excerpts from the
interrogation documents that allegedly include details of the
relationship with Forza Italia Senator Antonio Caridi, one of
the key suspects in the investigation.
Caridi and Sarra were among five people for whom arrest
warrants were issued in mid-July. Caridi turned himself in to
Rome's Rebibbia prison earlier this month after the Senate
earlier voted in favor of stripping him of his parliamentary
immunity.
The others were former Democratic Socialist MP Paolo Romeo,
lawyer Giorgio De Stefano and Francesco Chirico.
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