He was under investigation for corruption , as part of an investigation into attempts to circumvent labeling and consumption requirements for sea urchins . For this reason, the Department of Agriculture had revoked his fishing licence : now, however, the Tar is ordering an about-face .

According to the Court, the investigations, without any ascertainment of the crime committed, are not sufficient to trigger the provision . In particular, not even the Region's thesis was taken into consideration, according to which the possible violation, concerning human consumption and natural resources, could have affected the prevailing interest of health or the environment: hence the revocation, to avoid the risks pending a definitive assessment.

An assessment that instead should have taken place , even more so considering that not even a request for indictment against the fisherman had been adopted. Hence the annulment of the revocation provision , in addition to the condemnation of the Region to pay the costs of the trial.

(Unioneonline/L.Ne.)