Ex-governor of Sardinia ordered by court to pay damages

(ANSA) - Cagliari, January 9 - Italy's Audit Court on Friday ordered the former president of Sardinia Renato Soru, as well as several other regional officials, to pay damages after convicting them of abusing public accounts.
    The case involved an attempted rescue using more than 800,000 euros in public money of a company that built water systems.
    The regional government had taken over the company in 2007, but it was later wound down.
    Soru was ordered to pay more than 337,000 euros while other officials were assessed smaller amounts.