An Italian judge has ruled that 59 people should face trial over the deadly Genoa bridge collapse in 2018. Giovanni Castellucci — the former CEO of Autostrade per l’Italia (ASPI) — is one of 58 people who has been charged over the disaster. A total of 43 people were killed when the Morandi Bridge collapsed […]
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Genoa bridge collapse: Ex-Autostrade CEO and 58 others to stand trial in July
Italian financial police arrest six executives linked to Genoa bridge collapse
Italian financial police have issued arrest warrants against six executives as part of an investigation stemming from the Genoa bridge collapse. The six suspects are current and former managers of Italy’s main private highway operator, Autostrade SpA. Former CEO Giovanni Castelluci, maintenance director Michele Donferri Mitelli and operations manager Paolo Berti were placed under house […]
Antifa protesters set Genoa streets ablaze, face off with police (VIDEO)
According to local press, around 250 ‘anti-fascist’ demonstrators threw smoke bombs, started fires and clashed with municipal police on Friday. It came after authorities prevented them from confronting a far-right rally organized by CasaPound, a neo-fascist political party named after American poet and Fascist sympathizer Ezra Pound. Not ‘charisma’ or ‘cultural amnesia’ – Italians will […]
Smoke bombs, flares as 2,000 march in Genoa to protest far-right group’s new HQ (VIDEO)
Over 2,000 people took part in the march “against the fascist and racist organization” and “for solidarity to migrants and against borders” on Friday, heading from Piazza Alimonda to Piazza De Ferrari in central Genoa, local media reported. A red and black banner, reading “anti-fascist Genoa,” was carried at the head of the procession. “We […]