The Italian ministry for culture led
by Alberto Bonisoli ordered an inspection Thursday in the wake
of a probe into alleged corruption related to the revision of AS
Roma football club's initial project to build a new stadium in
the Italian capital that led to nine arrests on Wednesday.
The order was given after questions emerged over the lifting
of architectural restrictions concerning the grandstand of the
Tor di Valle Racecourse, where the new stadium is due to be
built.
Specificaly, 'friends' and 'intermediaries' of arrested
businessman Luca Parnasi allegedly tried to intervene with Rome
special superintendent Francesco Prosperetti to have the
restrictions lifted.
Parnasi controls the company that bought the land for the
project.
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