Five more officials arrested in Rome corruption probe

(ANSA) - Rome, February 22 - Five city of Rome officials were arrested on Monday in relation to an ongoing corruption prove in the capital.
    The operation was part of an investigation into allegations that officials took bribes in exchange for the approval of construction permits, in some cases turning a blind eye to regulation breaches.
    Last month 22 people were arrested in a separate operation.
    Monday's arrests concerned three officials from the city's town-planning department and two health and safety inspectors.
    Furthermore, six entrepreneurs under investigation have been ordered to regularly report to the judicial authorities.
    Rome's council has beefed up anti-corruption measures after a separate probe into allegations that a mafia organization muscled in on city contracts worth millions.
    Former centre-right mayor Gianni Alemanno is under investigation in that probe.