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The list of people involved in the investigation that led to the arrest of the president of the Liguria Region Giovanni Toti is growing: there are at least ten other suspects, in addition to the 25 indicated in the order, in the context. Among these Paolo Piacenza, from 8 September 2023 extraordinary commissioner of the Port System Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea. He is under investigation for abuse of office. The offices and residence in Piacenza were searched by the financial police.
Toti’s lawyer: forms have led to misunderstandings, nothing illicit
Meanwhile, in a video released by the Liguria Region, the lawyer Stefano Savi, defender of the Ligurian governor, states that “the forms may have led to misunderstandings but in reality they never bordered on anything illicit”. The next step, he added, «will be Friday the 10th at 2 pm for the preliminary interrogation. Subsequently – he concluded – we will see how to behave. In the meantime we are examining and will examine all the procedural documents.”
President of Salone Nautico Genova self-suspended from office
Confindustria nautica announces that «in relation to the ongoing investigations, beyond the precautionary measure and its effects, until clarity is clarified, President Saverio Cecchi (investigated in the investigation, ed), with the spirit of service that has characterized over forty years of activity in favor of the supply chain, has decided to suspend himself from office”. The activities of the Association and the Genoa International Boat Show «continue without any interruption, under the guidance of the presidential council of Confindustria Nautica and the board of directors of the company I Saloni Nautici srl».
Friday Toti by the investigating judge
The investigating judge has already scheduled Toti’s preliminary interrogation which will be held on Friday while the chief of staff Matteo Cozzani and Spinelli will be heard on Saturday. Tomorrow, Thursday 9 May, it will be Paolo Signorini’s turn, who is in Marassi prison.
