Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43
The ruling capped a four-year trial with more than 280 hearings and handed the harshest sentence to former CEO Giovanni Castellucci.
- On Thursday, an Italian court convicted former Autostrade CEO Giovanni Castellucci to 12 years in prison for his role in the 2018 Morandi Bridge collapse that killed 43 people, concluding a trial spanning more than 280 hearings.
- Evidence revealed maintenance on two identical pylons starting in 1993 was never extended to the third, indicating warning signs existed for decades despite defense claims that a hidden construction defect caused the collapse.
- Prosecutors argued years of maintenance neglect led to the disaster, demanding combined sentences totaling nearly 400 years for the 57 defendants facing charges including negligent disaster and multiple counts of manslaughter.
- Autostrade and its subsidiary paid roughly 30 million euros in financial penalties, while current CEO Arrigo Giana issued a public apology Thursday, stating the actions of some people left "indelible scars."
- Legal teams for some defendants indicated they would appeal the ruling, while victim representative Michele Matti Altadonna called the verdict an "important step on the path of truth and justice.
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32 Jailed Over 2018 Italian Bridge Disaster That Killed 43
An Italian court sentenced 32 people to a total of more than 170 years in prison on July 16, over their role in a 2018 bridge collapse that claimed the lives of 43 people. The former head of Italian motorway operator Autostrade per l’Italia (ASPI), Giovanni Castellucci, received the longest sentence of 12 years in prison for his role in the disaster, which saw the Morandi motorway bridge near the city of Genoa fall apart during a rainstorm on th…
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Italian Officials Jailed Over Genoa Bridge Collapse That Killed 43
Nearly seven years after the Morandi bridge disaster shocked Italy, has justice finally begun to catch up? For many families of the 43 victims, Thursday’s verdict is an important first step—but not the final chapter.Giovanni Castellucci, the former chief executive of motorway operator Autostrade per l’Italia, was sentenced to 12 years in prison. The sentence was over the 2018 collapse of the Genoa bridge.Another senior executive, Michele Donferr…
A total of 32 defendants were sentenced, on Thursday (16), to sentences of up to 12 years in prison for the collapse of the Morandi Bridge of Genoa (northwest of Italy) in 2018, which caused 43 deaths, the court announced. Among them are several former directors of the highway company Autostrade per l'Italia (Aspi), responsible for the management of the huge viaduct located on the highway that connects Italy to France, which collapsed on 14 Augu…
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