«Environment sold off», the appeal begins on the former Ilva disaster in Taranto. Among those condemned were the Rivas and the former governor Vendola

«Environment sold off», the appeal begins on the former Ilva disaster in Taranto. Among those condemned were the Rivas and the former governor Vendola
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Part the first hearing of the appeal process in Taranto «Environment sold off» on the environmental and health disaster caused by the former Ilva managed by the Riva family in the period 1995-2012. The appointment is for April 19th. In first instance, closed with a sentence iOn May 31, 2021, the sentences hit the owners, managers and technicians of the company, and some politicians. For the hot area of ​​the Taranto steel plant the court ordered confiscation in the event of confirmation of the provision in the final ruling in the Supreme Court.

The alleged crimes

The hypotheses of crime against the accused were, for various reasons, criminal conspiracy aimed at environmental disaster, willful failure to take precautions in the workplace, food poisoning, corruption in judicial documents, manslaughter and other charges. The brothers Fabio and Nicola Riva were sentenced to 22 and 20 years, the former head of external relations of the group Girolamo Archinà 21 and a half years were given, 21 to the former plant manager Luigi Capogrossosentences reduced compared to the prosecution’s requests.

Convictions also for the former president of the Region, Nichi Vendolato 3 and a half years of imprisonment against a request of 5 years, 3 for the former president of the Province of Taranto Gianni Florido (4) and for the former provincial councilor for the environment Michele Conserva (4). Crimes prescribed for the former mayor of Taranto Ezio Stefanofor the current regional councilor for Agriculture Donato Pentassuglia and for the parliamentarian Nicola Fratoianni. The consultant of the Prosecutor’s Office, Lorenzo Libertigot 15 years, the former general director of Arpa Puglia was sentenced to 2 years Giorgio Assennato who, on the eve of the sentence, had waived the statute of limitations. The various “trustees” of the property who constituted a sort of shadow government since they did not appear in any organizational chart of the Taranto plant were also sentenced to sentences of between 15 and 17 years. The company’s lawyer, Franco Perli from Milan, was also sentenced to 5 years, for whom the prosecutors had asked for 7 years. Four years to Adolfo Buffo, former director of the Taranto steel plant and current general director of Acciaierie d’Italia, the company born from ArcelorMittal Italia and Invitalia, but the prosecution had asked for a 20-year sentence. Buffo was also accused of being responsible for two fatal accidents at work.

Jobs

The work of the assize court of appeal will be guided by the judge Antonio Del Cocosupported by the judge Ugo Bassi and by the popular jury. One of the passages of the approximately 4,000 pages of the first degree sentence illuminates the picture inside the Taranto factory acquired during the first degree trial. «Systematic violation of workers’ rights – it is written in the document – disregard for the regulations on safety at work and those safeguarding the environment, with a very high number of cases of professional diseases and accidents at work, including many mortals.”

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