Former FS CEO Mauro Moretti, sentenced to five years for the Viareggio (Lucca) massacre, has been granted house arrest by the supervisory judge.
The news was anticipated by QN: Moretti, who turned himself in on June 26th after the Supreme Court's decision that made his sentence final, left Orvieto prison on November 3rd to serve his sentence at home in Rome.
Moretti, who turned 73 on October 29, was convicted of negligent train disaster and arson for the Viareggio train station disaster that occurred on June 29, 2009, when a freight car loaded with LPG derailed. The flames killed 32 people and injured over 100.
The former FS CEO's lawyers, the newspaper reports, had immediately requested house arrest, considering his age, the type of crime, and the fact that there was no risk of his absconding or repeating the offense. A few days ago, the supervisory judge granted Moretti house arrest after approximately four months of confinement.
(Unioneonline)
