(ANSA) - Rome, September 24 - Newspaper and TV assets worth
over 150 million euros belonging to the publisher and editor of
the Sicilian daily La Sicilia were seized in a mafia probe on
Monday.
A Catania court ordered the seizure of the assets of Mario
Ciancio Sanfilippo, sources said.
The seizure regards his entire media group including La
Sicilia, majority stakes in La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno in Bari,
and two regional broadcasters, Antenna Sicilia and Telecolor.
The court appointed judicial commissioners to take over the
day-to-day running of the group's activities.
La Sicilia publisher 150 mn seized (3)
Media group inc. 2 papers, 2 TV stations seized