Preiti 16-yr sentence upheld

(ANSA) - Rome, May 6 - Italy's supreme Cassation Court on Friday upheld Luigi Preiti's 16-year sentence for shooting at four police officers, seriously injuring two, outside the premier's office in April 2013.
    Officer Giuseppe Giangrande was paralyzed from spinal injuries following the shooting on April 28 at Rome's Palazzo Chigi.
    Preiti, a native of Calabria, attacked on the same day that former premier Enrico Letta's government was being sworn into office.
    He was convicted on multiple counts of attempted murder and possession of illegal weapons, and has said he did not intend to kill anyone but only to draw attention to his joblessness.
    Shortly before the shooting, Preiti called government offices demanding more help for his native region.
    The sentence is now binding.