(ANSA) - Rome, January 27 - Deputy Lower House Speaker Luigi
Di Maio, a leading lawmaker for the anti-establishment 5-Star
Movement (M5S), on Friday denied a report in Corriere della Sera
that he met the arrested former city of Rome personnel chief,
Raffaele Marra, several times.
"The only time I met Marra, I did so in my office in the
House in total transparency," Di Maio said in a post on the blog
of M5S leader Beppe Grillo.
"The meeting was properly recorded and, as I have nothing to
hide, I was the one who gave the news about it".
The Corriere della Sera report said that Di Maio had agreed
with a decision to send documents to anti-corruption agency ANAC
and had give the green light to appointments in Rome Mayor
Virginia Raggi's administration, including Marra's, during at
least two meetings that prosecutors are reportedly looking into.
"I did not authorize anything, never mind the sending of
documents to ANAC," Di Maio said.
Di Maio says met Marra only once (2)
M5S bidwig, Deputy House Speaker says meeting transparent