The authorities have performed
the preventative seizure of 1.8 million euros in Northern League
(LN) party funds following a ruling by a Genoa court, sources
said on Tuesday.
The preventative seizure comes after two convictions over
the misuse of party funds, including one regarding former LN
leader Umberto Bossi.
The anti-migrant, right-wing party is deserting parliament
this week in protest at the ruling, which it is appealing
against.
"They are trying to get rid of us from television, from
radio, from parliament. They are trying to do it in a dirty way.
But they won't succeed," League leader Matteo Salvini told the
LN's Radio Padania.
"In Democracy the citizens decide who wins and who loses with
their votes, not an individual judge".
Genoa chief prosecutor Francesco Cozzi said Tuesday that the
funds could be unfrozen if the party provided bank guarantees or
property as collateral after meeting the group's lawyers.
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