Overview
- The examining magistrate, Patrizia Nobile, issued a 53‑page ordinance raising a constitutional question and referred the decree on the Milano‑Cortina Foundation to the Constitutional Court.
- The ruling suspends proceedings against seven suspects and says the 2024 measure created an “irragionevole zona franca” that obstructed probes into alleged rigged digital‑services contracts.
- Nobile argues the decree conflicts with EU Directive 2014/24 and the UN Convention against Corruption, contending the organizing body qualifies as a public entity.
- Prosecutors point to public appointment of the foundation’s leadership and public guarantees covering any final deficit—cited by the Corte dei Conti—as evidence it does not bear market risk.
- Palazzo Chigi says it awaits the Constitutional Court’s decision with confidence, and legal sources expect a ruling only after the 2026 Winter Games.