Renzi's parents to stay under house arrest

(ANSA) - Florence, March 1 - A Florence judge on Friday ruled that ex-premier Matteo Renzi's parents should stay under house arrest in relation to allegations of fraudulent bankruptcy and issuing false invoices, sources said. Tiziano Renzi and Laura Bovoli were put under house arrest early last week.
    Bovoli was sent to trial by a court in the northern city of Cuneo on Thursday in a related case of alleged involvement in fraudulent bankruptcy.
    Prosecutors said Friday the pair had "substantive" roles in the companies implicated in the case.
    Tiziano Renzi said on Facebook "they tell me 'confess and they'll let you out'. I can't confess what I didn't do. We didn't do the things for which we have been deprived of our liberty. We will fight with all our strength to defend the dignity and honour of two people who in a 35 year career have never had failures, bankruptcies or black labour".
    He said "I'm about to turn 70: I didn't think I would spend my old age in law courts but I will do so with my head held high because I know the truth."