Overview

• The Tribunale del Riesame released its reasons for the August annulment, stating there are no serious indications that Scandurra had a corrupt agreement with developer Manfredi Catella or Coima.
• Judges called the prosecution’s theory a “svilente semplificazione,” rejecting the idea that a payment plus a public role in potential conflict automatically proves corruption.
• The court found the invoice flagged as false by the investigating judge to be legitimate based on defense documentation, undermining a central element of the alleged quid pro quo.
• The panel noted Scandurra joined the 5 October 2023 Commissione Paesaggio meeting before any relationship with Coima was formalized and in line with the city’s then-new conflict-of-interest rules.
• The judges criticized the investigating judge for treating evidence as self-evident and stressed ambiguities in the municipal regulations, while also publishing motivations tied to the release of builder Andrea Bezziccheri.