Turin ex-Mayor Chiara Appendino was
cleared of falsehood by an appeals court on Monday in relation
to a company called Ream and had her six-month term quashed.
When she was found guilty in September 2020, Appendino said she
would stay on as mayor but would suspend
herself from the 5-Star Movement (M5S), which prides itself on
being untainted by graft and scandal.
The case relates to an investigation regarding the site of the
former Westinghouse facility over a so-called 'phantom' debt of
five million euros with the Ream company that allegedly
disappeared from the 2016 balance sheet.
"My good faith has been confirmed," said Appendino in tears of
joy.
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