Judges in Italy's Genoa to rule in 2018 bridge collapse trial
Judges are expected to rule on whether maintenance failures or a hidden design defect caused the collapse that killed 43 people.
- An Italian court is set to rule tomorrow in the Morandi Bridge collapse case, which killed 43 people eight years ago and exposed the nation's crumbling infrastructure.
- Magistrates found that 51 years after the bridge's 1967 inauguration, no maintenance reinforced pillar 9. Most defendants are executives from Autostrade per l'Italia and engineering firm Spea, responsible for maintenance.
- Giovanni Castellucci, former Autostrade general manager, faces 18 years in prison; his legal team argues he is a "scapegoat" who "insisted that the pier reinforcement work be carried out."
- Egle Possetti, heading a committee of victims' relatives, told AFP that "the most important thing is that the truth finally comes out." Autostrade has paid over 60 million euros in compensation.
- Prosecutor Walter Cotugno described the bridge as a "ticking time bomb," exposing Italy's crumbling infrastructure. Following public indignation, the Benetton family relinquished its stake in Atlantia to the state.
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Giovanni Castellucci is sentenced to 12 years in prison in the case of a bridge collapse in Genoa in 2018, in which 43 people died.
Thursday the judgment on the collapse: sentenced the former to Autostrade Castellucci and the former director of the supervision of the Mit
The Genoa court holds the CEO of road infrastructure manager Autostrade per l’Italia responsible for the collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa in 2018. 43 people lost their lives in the crash. Giovanni Castellucci has been sentenced to twelve years in prison. The prosecution had demanded eighteen years and six months.
Giovanni Castellucci is sentenced to 12 years in prison in the case of a bridge collapse in Genoa in 2018, in which 43 people died.
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