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Investigation by the Palermo Prosecutor's Office: precautionary measure requested for former councilor Gaetano Armao
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Investigation by the Palermo Prosecutor's Office: precautionary measure requested for former councilor Gaetano Armao

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  • The Palermo Prosecutor's Office has requested the arrest of former vice-president and former councilor of the Sicily Region Gaetano Armao.
  • The prosecutors hypothesize the crime of corruption as part of an investigation involving eight other people, including lawyers and entrepreneurs.

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The investigation involves Sicilian political leaders and entrepreneurs on suspicion of corruption.

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The Palermo Prosecutor's Office has requested the arrest of the former vice-president and former councilor of the Sicily Region, the lawyer Gaetano Armao. The lawyer's offices in Palermo and Rome and his home were searched, as announced by the investigating office.

The prosecutors hypothesize the crime of corruption. In addition to Armao, the magistrates, coordinated by the prosecutor Maurizio de Lucia, requested precautionary measures for 8 people including the lawyer Pierluigi Matta and some entrepreneurs.

Armao, a well-known Sicilian lawyer and politician, was president of the specialist technical commission for environmental authorizations under regional jurisdiction until August. As required by law, given the profession of the suspect, who is a lawyer, a magistrate from the Public Prosecutor's Office is attending the searches, which also concern some regional offices.

The investigative activity was communicated to the Council of the Bar Association. The 9 people involved were notified of an invitation to appear before the investigating judge for preventive questioning, an act which, according to the new legislation, precedes the judge's ruling on the request for a precautionary measure.

Armao is the husband of the former head of Cabinet of the Ministry of Justice, Giusi Bartolozzi.

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PeopleGaetano ArmaoMaurizio de LuciaPierluigi MattaGiusi Bartolozzi
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TopicsPalermo prosecutor's officecorruptionSicily regionmaurizio de luciagiusi bartolozzi
This article was originally published by ANSA Cronaca.

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