Raffaele Cantone, the head of
Italian anti-corruption agency ANAC, said Friday that he
disagreed with Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo
Salvini over the case of Transport Undersecretary Armando Siri.
Siri, a member of Salvini's League party, is under
investigation over an alleged bribe to modify a norm to be
inserted into the 2018 DEF economic blueprint which would have
favoured funding for firms operating in the renewable energy
sector.
The norm was never approved and Siri has said he has done
nothing wrong.
Salvini has rejected calls for the dismissal of Siri, who in
the past plea-bargained a conviction in a fraudulent bankruptcy
case.
"As far as I'm concerned, someone who plea bargains for
bankruptcy is guilty of bankruptcy," Cantone told Radio Capital
when asked about Salvini calling Siri an "honest, unblemished
person".
"I think that (fraudulent) bankruptcy is a serious crime.
Clearly Minister Salvini thinks differently".
Cantone also criticised the government's 'unblock worksites'
decree designed to make it easier for public contracts to be
awarded.
"I think it's dangerous," he said.
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