Overview
- Prosecutors on Monday asked a judge to place former ArcelorMittal Italia chief Lucia Morselli, ex‑Ilva plant director Alessandro Labile and ISPRA inspection head Francesco Astorri under house arrest and set preventive interrogations for November 3.
- The inquiry now lists 28 people and five companies under investigation while prosecutors have also requested ten interdittive measures that could bar firms or managers from public contracts or certain duties.
- Investigators allege an organised scheme from 2019 to 2024 that includes falsified CO2 quota records, maintenance work never carried out and benzene emissions linked to missed upkeep, with charges reaching up to environmental disaster and association to commit crimes.
- Astorri is accused of altering the outcomes of inspections he led for ISPRA, the national body responsible for environmental monitoring and checks, a claim that raises questions about regulatory collusion with plant managers.
- Next steps include November 3 interrogations before the examining judge and possible interdittive rulings that could limit company operations while the probe assesses health and legal fallout for residents near the Ilva site.