Grillo says PD also faces 'thorny issue' in local council

(ANSA) - Rome, January 13 - Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement leader (M5S) Beppe Grillo drew attention on Wednesday to an investigation of the town council of Castenaso in Bologna province, where Premier Matteo Renzi's sister is serving as councillor.
    Grillo, whose own movement faces a scandal over Camorra mafia infiltration in the council of Quarto, wrote on his blog that Renzi's Democratic Party (PD) faces a "thorny issue" in Castenaso.
    He pointed out that the PD mayor running Castenaso, Stefano Sermenghi, is under investigation for allegedly threatening another local mayor for blocking the construction of a new residential complex in the area.
    The M5S mayor of Quarto near Naples, Rosa Capuozzo, returned to her offices on Wednesday even though her party has expelled her over a mafia infiltration case.