Overview

• On June 11, the Catanzaro Public Prosecutor’s Office issued a notice of guarantee to Roberto Occhiuto under a wider corruption probe involving multiple individuals.
• Occhiuto denied any wrongdoing, describing the notice as defamatory and likening it to an accusation of murder.
• He has requested to be interviewed by magistrates immediately to clarify the unspecified allegations against him.
• Antonio Tajani, secretary of Forza Italia and foreign minister, publicly endorsed Occhiuto’s integrity and expressed confidence in his innocence.
• Prosecutors have not yet disclosed the specific allegations or timeline of the ongoing investigation.