Milan finance police have arrested
architect Giovanni Oggioni, the former director of the
construction department and member of the landscape committee of
the Italian financial capital's municipal government, judicial
sources said on Wednesday.
Oggioni has been placed under house arrest as ordered by
preliminary investigations judge (GIP) Mattia Fiorentini as part
of a probe into the urban management of Milan.
The case is part of a number of probes coordinated by Milan
State attorneys Marina Petruzzella, Paolo Filippini and Mauro
Clerici on charges of corruption and fraud, among others.
The local association of construction companies Assimpredil-Ance
Milan and real estate development company Abitare In are also
under investigation as part of a probe that has also led to the
seizure of some 300,000 euros in assets suspected of having been
illicitly earned by the architect, according to judicial
sources.
Commenting on the arrest on Wednesday, Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala
said he was "living with concern", although "at the moment I
don't have enough information to express judgement".
"As soon as I will understand something, I will talk", said
Sala, explaining he knew nothing about the charges and whether
they were related to Oggioni's role as a municipal official or
to his work for Ance.
Sala, however, also said that construction work in Milan has
halted because "the State Attorney's probes have led to a
paralysis", addressing students at the local Parini high school.
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