FI Senator Cesaro probed in Camorra case, 3 brothers arrested
Lawmaker and siblings under investigation over alleged Mob-politics collusion

(ANSA) - Rome, June 9 - A Senator for Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right opposition Forza Italia (FI) party, Luigi Cesaro, was placed under investigation Tuesday and his three brothers arrested in a probe into the Neapolitan Camorra mafia and politics.
Antimo Cesaro was taken into detention in prison while Aniello and Raffaele Cesaro were placed under house arrest.
ROS security police served 59 arrest warrants across the Naples area in relation to the probe. Those arrested are accused of external complicity in mafia association.
Among those arrested are allegedly leading members of the Puca, Verde and Ranucci clans at Sant'Antimo north of Naples.
Police said they had uncovered a thick web of links between politicians, businessmen and criminal circles.
The four Cesaro brothers are suspected of colluding with Camorra members and Mob-linked businesmen, police said.


Camorra boss Cutolo's bid for house arrest rejected
Condition compatible with jail, COVID infection unlikely - court

(ANSA) - Rome, June 10 - A Bologna surveillance court on Wednesday rejected former Camorra boss Raffaele Cutolo's plea to be allowed out from prison to house arrest for health reasons.
The former charismatic leader of the Nuova Camorra Organizzata, 78, is serving multiple life terms for murder.
He will stay in jail at Parma under the harsh 41 bis regime for high-security inmates including top mafiosi.
According to the Bologna judges, his condition is not incompatible with prison detention and he does not run the risk of contracting COVID-19.
They also noted that he remains a "symbol" for the Naples Mob and has retained his charisma.
Justice Minister Alfonso Bonafede recently survived two no-confidence votes after hundreds of mafia bosses were released to house arrest for health reasons linked to the virus crisis.
He hastily passed decrees aimed at getting them back in jail and some have already returned from house arrest.

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