Overview

• Andrea Sempio said he revoked Massimo Lovati’s mandate due to irreconcilable differences over defense strategy, stressing that recent TV controversies were not the primary reason.
• Sempio publicly reiterated that he did not kill Chiara Poggi and asked authorities to ignore what he called falsehoods circulating in the media.
• Lovati’s lawyer, Fabrizio Gallo, said fees from the Sempio family were paid in cash as professional payment and that a consultancy by Luciano Garofano worth about €6,000 was prepared but never filed.
• The Brescia inquiry into alleged corruption tied to earlier archiving decisions remains active, and former Pavia deputy prosecutor Mario Venditti told the Riesame court he never took money as he sought to overturn September searches and seizures.
• In a new interview, Lovati confirmed he was dismissed from the case and suggested his television statements may have played a role, as his on-air remarks also drew criticism during a Porta a Porta appearance.