Overview

• Prosecutors Marina Petruzzella and Tiziana Siciliano lodged new WhatsApp excerpts at the Tribunale del Riesame to challenge appeals by Giancarlo Tancredi and Giuseppe Marinoni against their house arrest orders.
• The Guardia di Finanza’s economic-financial police extracted the chats from devices seized on July 16 from Coima developer Manfredi Catella in a keyword-driven search.
• In their submission prosecutors allege the recordings reveal officials’ ‘mercimonio della funzione pubblica’ and an ‘attentato alla democrazia urbanistica’ as public roles were used to serve private developer interests.
• Core exchanges include Tancredi asking “Mi confermi come assessore?”, Catella responding “Voi siete i best ever” and municipal director Christian Malangone quipping “Me lo tatuo sulla schiena.”
• Although some outlets reported messages involving Mayor Beppe Sala, the prosecution and Corriere della Sera confirm no mayoral chats were part of the recent filing.