Ustica massacre: the Rome Prosecutor's Office ready to withdraw the request for dismissal after the opening of France

The hearing before the investigating judge of Rome against the request to dismiss the proceedings relating to the Ustica massacre is set for tomorrow. However, based on what we learn, the Prosecutor's Office is ready to withdraw the request in light of the opening received from France which, with a note sent to the Farnesina, announced its willingness to transmit to Italy all the documentation relating to what happened on the evening of 27 June 1980 with the death of the 81 people who were on board a DC-9 of the Itavia company. The prosecutors of Piazzale Clodio will deposit the dossier which also contains documents from the French Ministry of Defense and which go from 1981 to 1994, announcing their desire to continue with the investigations.

'France has provided the elements at its disposal every time it has been asked about this tragedy.' A French diplomatic source told ANSA, commenting on the news released yesterday in Italy on the Ustica affair. Paris has always provided what was requested 'in particular in the context of the investigations conducted by the Italian justice system and the requests for information sent to France', continues the source. 'We obviously remain available to continue our full cooperation with Italy on this dossier,' he concludes.