Overview
- The request targets former Sicilian president Salvatore Cuffaro and Noi Moderati deputy Saverio Romano among 18 suspects.
- Prosecutors allege a system of steered public tenders with charges of criminal association, bid rigging and corruption.
- Carabinieri del ROS served all suspects with invitations to appear for preventive questioning under the “avviso di arresto.”
- Searches ordered by prosecutors were carried out on several suspects, including Cuffaro, and those under inquiry include public officials and Cuffaro aide Vito Raso.
- Any precautionary measure for Romano would require authorization from the Chamber of Deputies, and the examining judge will decide after the interrogations.