Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi has
been cleared by a court of charges of making false statements
about a senior appointment.
"Two years of dirt have been swept away," said Raggi, a
member of the 5-Star Movement (M5S).
The case regarded the appointment of Renato Marra as Rome's
tourism chief.
Marra is the brother of Raffaele Marra, the former head of
the city's personnel who was once widely considered the
right-hand man of Raggi.
Raffaele Marra is on trial in an unrelated corruption case.
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