A Turin appeals court on
Tuesday convicted 15 of 27 defendants in a trial into embezzling
public funds in the Val d'Aosta regional government. Among those
convicted were a Democratic Party (PD) executive councillor,
Raimondo Donzel, and another five councillors. Three of them
will now be suspended. The 15 were charged with of embezzlement,
illegal political party financing, and misuse of public funds.
The PD is the ruling centre-left party led by ex-premier Matteo
Renzi, who has been replaced as head of government by fellow PD
member and former foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni.
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