The Court of Review of Naples has postponed the discussion on the Eurohocolate trial until October 4th.
After the appeal presented by the Avellino Prosecutor’s Office against the investigating judge’s order which had excluded the hypothesis of disturbed freedom of the auctions against the former mayor Gianluca Festa in relation to the organization of the chocolate exhibition held in Avellino last February.
In the same hearing, the judges of the Review will also evaluate the request of the Avellino Prosecutor’s Office to charge the former municipal manager Filomena Smiraglia with the crime of revealing official secrecy regarding the competitions for traffic policeman announced by the Municipality of Avellino.
However, the date of the hearing before the Sixth Criminal Section of the Court of Cassation still remains to be set, where the appeal presented by the former mayor’s defense against the precautionary custody order which has placed him under house arrest since April 18th will be discussed. .
The accusations against Festa
The former mayor Gianluca Festa is accused of embezzlement, corruption and bid rigging in the context of the “Dolce Vita” investigation relating to the organization of Eurochocolate 2024. According to the accusation, Festa favored some companies in exchange for bribes and would have committed irregularities in the awarding of contracts for the event.
Festa’s position
Former mayor Festa has always rejected the accusations against him, calling them “unfounded and unsubstantiated”. His defense appealed to the Court of Review and the Court of Cassation against the precautionary custody order, requesting the revocation of the restrictive measure.
The postponement of the trial
The postponement of the trial to October 4 represents a new chapter in the judicial affair involving the former mayor Festa and the organization of Eurochocolate 2024. The next hearing will be crucial to define the fate of the investigation and to establish whether or not the accusations exist against the accused.
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