Overview
- The Procuratore generale of the Supreme Court, Cristina Marzagalli, has asked that Milan prosecutors’ Cassation appeal targeting Manfredi Catella be dismissed.
- The position aligns with the Tribunale del Riesame, which found no demonstrated corrupt agreement between Catella and architect Alessandro Scandurra and deemed invoiced work potentially legitimate.
- The Sesta Sezione of the Corte di Cassazione is set to issue its ruling on November 12, a decision expected to address the legality of the overturned precautionary measures rather than the underlying merits.
- Precautionary measures imposed last summer on six suspects, including Catella, Scandurra and former city planning assessor Giancarlo Tancredi, were revoked by the Riesame in August.
- Investigative materials such as chats documented close ties between public officials and private developers around Milan’s Commissione Paesaggio, yet judges cited the body’s collegial structure and a lack of evidence of undue pressure on other members.