Swiss No to Italian request to hand over property broker

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 24 - Swiss authorities on Tuesday denied Italian prosecutors' request to hand over a Roman property broker who has been charged with the attempted extortion of a property company in the Italian capital.
    The Swiss authorities said they did not recognize Danilo Coppola's role in the case of the Prelios company as a crime.
    Prelios owns the Porta Vittoria property complex.
    Real-estate magnate Coppola was arrested in Rome in May 2016 on suspicion of fraudulent bankruptcy.
    In April that year, Coppola was sentenced to nine years for a string of bankruptcies totalling 300 million euros.
    Coppola turns 55 on Wednesday. (ANSA).