No conviction and revocation of approximately 150 million euros of assets confiscated from entities during the investigation. This is the verdict of the Milan Court of Appeal in the Mps trial.
All 16 defendants acquitted , from the former president of Monte Paschi di Siena Giuseppe Mussari to the former CEO Antonio Vigni up to the banks Deutsche Bank AG, its London branch and Nomura.
At the heart of the proceedings, the alleged irregularities in structured finance transactions , Alexandria and Santorini, Chianti Classico and Fresh, carried out by the Rocca Salimbeni institute between 2008 and 2012 to cover the losses due to the acquisition of Antonveneta.
"Justice is finally done" . Thus the lawyer Francesco Centonze, who with his colleague Carla Iavarone assists the former director of MPS Antonio Vigni, commented on the appeal sentence with which they were acquitted, largely on the merits and partly by prescription .
All the lawyers in the courtroom embraced, some were moved and expressed their "satisfaction" with the reporters. "The judges were brave," said lawyer Francesco Isolabella.
(Unioneonline / lf)
