The trial of former Sardinian governor Christian Solinas and 18 others began today, including then-councilors Anita Pili and Alessandra Zedda, former regional councilor for the PSD'AZ party Nanni Lancioni, former head of ATS and ASPAL Massimo Temussi (current director general of active policies at the Ministry of Labor), and Confindustria Sardegna president Maurizio De Pascale, all under investigation in a matter related to a regional appointments scandal.
This morning, the panel of the Second Criminal Section, presided over by Judge Giovanni Massidda, issued a specific order rejecting all preliminary objections raised by the defendants' defense (an assessment will be made subsequently regarding the admissibility of approximately 20 days of wiretaps for some defendants). The hearing was then postponed until May, when an expert will be appointed to transcribe the wiretaps.
Solinas must defend himself against charges of undue influence, material and ideological falsity regarding a series of appointments.
Along with the people already mentioned, those who will go to trial in April on various charges are Silvia Curto, former director general of the presidency of the Regional Council, Barbara Porru, Gianluca Calabrò, Emilio Fiorelli, Giancarlo Orrù, Silvia Cocco, Nicola Giuliani, Marco Santoru, Francesca Piras, Damiana Palmira Pedoni, Gianfranco Porcu, and Pasquale Onida .
The trial, as he stated, concerns procedures for positions and appointments made in the Region and in certain controlled entities that Public Prosecutor Andrea Vacca and investigators from the Prosecutor's Office believe to be irregular or in any case heavily influenced by politicians. The investigations into the wiretaps will now continue in May, and then in September, but a possible change in the judging panel has already been announced.
