A motion to discuss the dismissal
of the heads of the civil-service procurement agency CONSIP amid
a graft probe was approved by the Senate after 73 opposition
Senators signed it Tuesday.
Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan recently said CONSIP CEO
Luigi Marroni's job was safe despite the probe, and Sports
Minister Luca Lotti survived a no-confidence vote for his
alleged role in tipping off Marroni to the probe.
The father of ex-premier Matteo Renzi, Tiziano, is also under
investigation in the probe, for alleged influence peddling.
The elder Renzi allegedly got promises of money in monthly
instalments along with a pharmaceuticals businessman, Carlo
Russo.
A high-profile Campanian businessman, Alfredo Romeo, has been
arrested on suspicion of bribing CONSIP managers in order to get
contracts.
One of the managers, Marco Gasparri, has been placed under
investigation for allegedly taking bribes from Romeo.
Carabinieri and finance police also conducted a series
searches related to Italo Bocchino, a former lawmaker for the
now-defunct centre-right People of Freedom Party (PdL).
Marroni was handpicked by Renzi when he was premier.
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