Premier Giuseppe Conte's office said
Thursday that the premier and several of his ministers have
received notification of an investigation that was opened after
a series of complaints were made in various parts of Italy
regarding the government's handling of the coronavirus
emergency.
The other cabinet members to receive the notification from Rome
prosecutors were Justice Minister Alfonso Bonafede, Foreign
Minister Luigi Di Maio, Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri,
Defence Minister Lorenzo Guerini, Interior Minister Luciana
Lamorgese and Health Minister Roberto Speranza.
In a statement, the premier's office said the decision to
transfer the case to a special court for ministers was a
formality and that the prosecutors had attached a report saying
the complaints were groundless and the case should be dropped.
The statement added that Conte and the ministers were "willing
to provide the magistrates with any useful elements in a spirit
of total collaboration".
The felonies named in the complaints include culpable homicide,
abuse of office and attacking the Constitution.
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