“It emerged that the bridge had an original design flaw and was at risk of collapse . I asked if there was someone who certified safety and Riccardo Mollo replied: "We self-certify it". I didn't say anything and I worried. It was simple: either it closed or an outsider certified it for you. I did nothing, and it's my great regret".
This was stated by Gianni Mion, former CEO of the Benetton Edizione holding company , former director of Aspi and of its former parent company, Atlantia, at the trial for the collapse of the Morandi bridge .
Mion referred to a 2010 meeting, eight years before the collapse, which took place on August 14, 2018 and in which 43 people died.
The meeting in question was attended by the CEO of Aspi Giovanni Castellucci, the general manager Riccardo Mollo, Gilberto Benetton, the board of statutory auditors of Atlantia and, according to the manager's recollection, technicians and managers of Spea.
After these sentences, the lawyer Giorgio Perroni, who defends the former director of the First section of Autostrade, Riccardo Rigacci, asked to suspend the examination of Gianni Mion and to investigate him.
Rigacci is being investigated along with 58 other people.
(Unioneonline/lf)
