«I said everything, everything...» Aldo Spinelli at the end of the interrogation before the investigating judge Paola Faggioni confirms that he has answered the investigators' questions.
The "tsar" of the port of Genoa, an entrepreneur under house arrest for corruption as part of the investigation into the Ligurian Tangentopolina, returned this morning before the judge for preliminary investigations. To those who asked him if he would be free, he replied "I think I deserve it" but said he knew nothing about a possible revocation of the precautionary measure. The lawyer assisting him confirmed that his client "answered all the questions" of the investigating judge "and let off steam". But he specified that he did not want to say anything else because "the investigations are still ongoing".
Today there was also a warrant interrogation for Francesco Moncada , now a former board member of Esselunga, under investigation for the 120 thousand euros that Esselunga allegedly paid for advertising on the Terrazza Colombo in Genoa . According to the investigators, it would be an "illicit financing" of the Toti List, in exchange for the unblocking of two cases pending in the region. Moncada made spontaneous statements before the investigating judge in Genoa. As stated in a note from his lawyers, represented by Paola Severino, Moncada «in particular underlined that on the occasion of the meeting held on 17 March 2022 at the headquarters of the Region he always intended to act in full compliance with legality and in absolute transparency. As can be seen from the text of the wiretaps, he always expressed his desire to act 'in the light of day' and therefore denied having entered into any illicit agreement."
The interrogation of Matteo Cozzani, former mayor of Porto Venere and head of Giovanni Toti's cabinet, arrested on charges of corruption and disrupting the freedom of auctions as part of the investigation which shook the Liguria Region. Cozzani made some spontaneous statements in front of the investigating judge Mario De Bellis. He showed up just before 9am at the Palace of Justice of La Spezia accompanied by the lawyer Massimo Ceresa Gastaldo, entering hearing room number 12. «He is calm and calm in being able to clarify all the charges, which he disputes, despite living in an unfamiliar situation. simple. At the moment he is not yet able to respond on the merits - the lawyer Gastaldo told reporters as he left the courthouse -. He pointed out that the precautionary needs, from our point of view, do not exist because he has not held the position of mayor of Porto Venere for years and also because, due to the media outcry of the affair, he will no longer hold the role of head of cabinet" . Shortly before, Matteo Cozzani's brother, the entrepreneur Filippo Cozzani, had in turn appeared before the judges together with his lawyer Luca Bicci.
Tomorrow there will be a preliminary interrogation for the two Testa brothers, Arturo Angelo and Maurizio, now former exponents of Forza Italia in Lombardy (they were suspended on 7 May) . The two are accused of electoral corruption, aggravated by the aim of having facilitated Cosa Nostra, both are subjected to the obligation to reside in the Municipality of Boltiere (Bergamo). At the regional elections in Liguria on 20 and 21 September 2020, they would have promised jobs to channel the votes of voters, belonging to the Riesi community of Genoa and in any case Sicilians, towards the "Let's change with Toti President" list and towards the candidate Stefano Anzalone ( who is under investigation but not affected by "measures"). In addition to the guarantee interviews, there will also be hearings as a witness of Ilaria Cavo (who is not under investigation), deputy and regional coordinator of the Toti List.
(Unioneonline/D)
