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The former CEO of Autostrade per l’Italia, Gianni Castellucci, was perfectly aware of the problematic situation of the barriers and constantly informed about the decisions for their management, which he fully supported and supported. Despite his resignation from the group, there is a current and concrete danger of evidentiary contamination and recidivism of crimes. This was written by the investigating judge Paola Faggioni in the order that led to the arrest of Castellucci and two other former Aspi executives, as well as disqualification measures for three other directors. It continues: These precautionary requirements are derived mainly from the form of conduct, symptomatic of an unscrupulous and careless personality in compliance with the rules, inspired by a strictly commercial and personalistic logic, even to the detriment of collective safety.
Precisely to prove this type of behavior, the investigating judge transcribed in the car some telephone calls, intercepted during the investigation, between Castellucci and some politicians. From the investigations – writes the judge – Castellucci’s knowledge emerged in very high-level environments and his propensity to exploit knowledge and relationships for personal purposes….
It should be noted that none of the mentioned politicians participated in the investigation.
The call to Carige
On October 30, 2018, three months after the collapse of the Morandi Bridge, the Governor of Liguria Giovanni toti who love Castellucci. The conversation has nothing to do with the subject of the investigation: it is about Carige, the Savings Bank of Genoa and Imperia, then in financial difficulties. These difficulties led to the extraordinary administration and the appointment of Pietro Modiano to the extraordinary commissioner. From the content of the conversation, writes the investigating judge, Castellucci’s willingness to use Atlantia’s money to help save Carige emerges, but that this initiative must be included in a framework that refers to the relationships between the group and the Concessionary state (and in particular to the guarantee to maintain the concession, so much so that Castellucci speaks of shareholders).
All: Listen Gianni … I spoke a lot with Modiano now about the … things he proposed to you about Carige … I don’t know what effect I can have with Giorgetti … Obviously once you tell me that there is availability, I talk to Giorgetti and with Salvini eh, to tell him that something obviously agreed….
Castellucci: The problem is that to sell it to my shareholders and the market I need it to be within a framework.
Toti, on the phone, does not make any promises to Castellucci: The only thing we can do is ask the League, let’s say guys, we are exposing ourselves to save you a bank and take you c broken … So if not, don’t take it in mind, you … you’re crazy! After that, I commit myself to this Government, I don’t feel like taking it….
Toti, contacted by Corriere, commented as follows: The magistrate writes something extremely correct, he talks about legitimate institutional relationships that Castellucci would have used for personal gain. It recognizes that ours was an institutional interest. The situation was this: the bank was in danger of collapse, Atlantia had gone ahead to underwrite a part of that capital increase, but obviously Castellucci’s hindsight, I mean, must have been: I could save the bank too, but imagine If the government forces me to do it now that I am under investigation for the collapse of the Morandi and they want to withdraw the concessions. For me, the interest was only saving the savings of the Ligurians from a possible bankruptcy. I never made the intercession with Salvini because the operation did not materialize.
The next day, October 31, 2018, Castellucci calls Modiano, and clarifies that the availability that the Benettons made of the money to save Carige should bring with it attachments and connections: that is, according to the investigating judge, a promise about the concession.
The attack on Alitalia
After his departure, Castellucci’s attempt to obtain new prestigious positions stands out, such as that of president of the new airline Alitalia, thanks to the knowledge at the highest level … The CEO of Lufthansa is proposed as president of Alitalia, however , receiving the go-ahead.
The magistrates reported on the conversations between Castellucci and Joerg Eberhart, CEO of air Dolomiti, a company controlled by Lufthansa.
As with the politicians mentioned above, Eberhart is also unrelated to the investigation.
On October 24, 2019 Castellucci calls Eberhart.
Castellucci:… The second thing I wanted to tell you… eh, the Minister asked me to see me… tonight. Since at the beginning he had asked me to help him in Alitalia and if he was available … if you have an interest in getting involved in the project, you must let me know immediately because I have to ask him … if he has anything against.
Eberhart claims to have to listen to the president of Lufthansa, but Castellucci hurries him: I see (the minister) in two hours, then something urgent, (she) does not have time (to call the president of Lufthansa). And then he insists: maybe it could also be a role of president, with powers, in anything, in strategy, etc. After having collected – increasing the pressure on the interlocutor – a series of questions, Castellucci closes: Ok, I ask the minister to give the ok.
According to the investigating judge, it is believed that, taking into account the lack of scruples and naturalness with which Castellucci has determined the permanence of very serious risks for the community linked to the maintenance of dangerous barriers for road users and the additional elements highlighted recently, there is a danger. Real and concrete repetition of crimes of the same type as those for which we proceed … the departure of the Atlantia group did not prevent Castellucci from influencing business dynamics and seeking senior management positions in other relevant corporate companies, such as Alitalia, at risk of recidivism of similar criminal behaviors instrumental to obtaining undue savings with the consequent illicit profits … The risk of evidentiary contamination is also concrete and current, taking into account the close contacts with other suspects … The seriousness of the crimes committed and the social danger demonstrated the application of a measure is fundamental. House arrest.
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