Request to drop Conte Diciotti case

(ANSA) - Rome, February 20 - Catania prosecutors on Wednesday sent notification that they have requested a probe into Premier Giuseppe Conte, Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio and Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli in relation to the Diciotti case to be dropped, premier's office sources said. The investigation was opened after Conte, Di Maio and Toninelli said that Interior Minister Matteo Salvini's decision to refuse to allow migrants rescued by the Diciotti coast guard ship in August to disembark for several days was in line with the stance of the whole government.
    This week the Senate's immunity panel voted to reject a request from the Catania prosecutors to proceed with charges against Salvini, who is also deputy premier and League leader.