Former regional deputy Paolo Ruggirello remains in prison. The magistrate of Palermo rejected the requests made by his lawyers. The politician who has been in prison since last March 5, 2019, was arrested by the carabinieri in the Scrigno blitz on the mafia family of Trapani.

Another 24 people were arrested with Ruggirello, including the presumed mafia boss of the city Francesco Orlando and the brothers Francesco and Pietro Virga, sons of the then chief mandate Vincenzo Virga, arrested as a fugitive in 2001.

According to the prosecution, Ruggirello maintained contacts with the Trapani mafia families, especially during the 2017 regional elections, during which he promised € 50 thousand to the heads of the Trapani mafia family.