Garlasco crime, preliminary hearing for Andrea Sempio set for February 25th

The man is accused by the Pavia Prosecutor's Office of the murder of Chiara Poggi which occurred on 13 August 2007. The date of the preliminary hearing was announced by the President of the Court Enrica Bertolotto

The preliminary hearing for Andrea Sempio has been set for February 25th. The man is accused by the Pavia Prosecutor's Office of the murder of Chiara Poggi, which occurred in Garlasco on 13 August 2007. The date was announced by the President of the Court Enrica Bertolotto a week after the request for indictment which will have to be evaluated and decided by the preliminary hearing judge Luigi Umberto Riganti.

Example on the request for indictment: "Nothing we didn't expect"

In an interview aired last night on Porta a Porta, Sempio appeared relieved after the news of the request for indictment made on November 3 by the Pavia Prosecutor's Office. "Thank goodness it finally arrived, nothing we didn't expect. We hope to do everything as quickly as possible," said the 38-year-old under investigation. His lawyers also said they were confident, with their client "ready to face this phase of the proceedings before the preliminary hearing judge" because "they are convinced that his "innocence" will be proven.

Venditti heard as a witness

Meanwhile yesterday, 11 November, the former deputy prosecutor of Pavia Mario Venditti was heard as a witness by the Pavia prosecutors as part of the investigation into the alleged corruption in judicial documents linked to the first investigation into Andrea Sempio. The magistrates are still investigating the alleged transfer of 45 thousand euros with which Giuseppe Sempio, father of the 38-year-old now under investigation for the murder of Chiara Poggi, allegedly favored the dismissal of the file on his son in the 2016-2017 investigation. It was the former prosecutor Venditti who was in charge of that proceeding and was therefore summoned as a person informed of the facts, despite his position having been dismissed by the investigating judge of Brescia. "The climate was quite cordial", said the magistrate after being heard. "I answered all the questions I was asked. The only regret is that this thing could have been done 14 months ago. I would have saved myself a lot of bitterness."