10 regions deposit anti-drilling referendum requests

(ANSA) - Rome, September 30 - Representatives of 10 regional councils - Basilicata, Marche, Puglia, Sardinia, Abruzzo, Veneto, Calabria, Liguria, Campania and Molise - on Wednesday presented requests to supreme Court of Cassation to hold six referendums against drilling in their territories and within 12 nautical miles of their coasts. Basilicata is the leader of the initiative. The six referendum questions called for the abolition of one article of the government's so-called Unblock Italy and five articles in its Development decree referring to drilling.