State drops appeal in Davide Cervia case

(ANSA) - Rome, November 13 - The Italian State on Tuesday dropped an appeal against a symbolic one-euro damages payment to the family of Davide Cervia, a cyberwars expert and army sergeant who was kidnapped 28 years ago.
    The damages were ordered by a court which said the family's rights to the truth had been breached.
    Defence Minister Elisabetta Trenta said Tuesday she "recognised the errors of the State, towards a family that deserves respect and truth".
    Cervia disappeared mysteriously in Velletri in 1990.
    It was later shown that he was kidnapped.
    photo: Cervia's wife Maria Grazia