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Spreading bribery scandal prompts a call: Clean Milan
MILAN. May 7: For year* this "moral" capital of the country, a* Milan smugly called Itself, had a perfect symbol — a Gothic cathedral with lacy spire* stretching toward heaven, says AP
But a spreading bribery scandal staining politics and business in Italy's financial heart is mocking that and another nickname cherished by the proud Milanese - "Milano pufits' clean Milan
The nicknames reflect collective scorn for Rome, which is perceived here as corrupt. But now many Milanese are nervously wondering who will be the next to be handcuffed and hauled Into jail on corruption charges.
Prominent Socialists are among those caught up in the Investigation In the home city of former Premier Betttno Crazt, the national Socialist leader, whose son, Bobo, is a local Socialist leader.
The scandal comes a* Italy struggles ’o form a new government and perhaps a rad I cafiy revised political system, and could affect the fortunes of Crazt. one of its main power broker*.
Crazl has long been eyeing both the premiership and the presidency, and now
they're available.
Francesco Cossiga resigned from the presidency two weeks ago as part of his cam paign to spur reform. Giulio Andreotti Is serving as caretaker premier following the disappointing showing of his Christian Democrat-led coalition, which includes Socialists.
The election results were seen as evidence of citizen distaste for a political and bureau cratic system widely perceived as inefficient and corrupt. Politicians have been joining the chorus for reforms needed for Italy to make headway against growing problems of crime, debt and deteriorating public service, and take Its place in a united Western Europe.
While there haan t been even a hint that Crazl might be involved, the scandal leaves him In an awkward situation.
Among those under investigation in the corruption probe arc two former Socialist mayor* — one now a minister, the other. Crazl* brother in -law. Both have denied any wrongdoing.
Dozens of Mflan businessmen and local politicians have been questioned by two mag Istratcs suspecting systematic extortion and
bribery involving public works contracts, including the soccer stadium, subway, airport, a theater and nursing homes.
The arrest Tuesday night of Milan s ecology commissioner as he returned home from a city council meeting raised the number of those {ailed so far to 21. On some days, so may tusinessmen came to volunteer what they knew about public corruption that a line formed outside the magistrates' office.
Spurring the scandal was the arrest on Feb 17 of Marlo Chiesa, a well-connected Socialist who is head of Milan nursing home with extensive real estate holdings.
The head of a cleaning firm hiding, for work at the nursing home reportedly tipped investigator* that Chiesa had demanded a payoff of seven million lire 6.000 dollar for the contract
After a month In jail, Chiesa was given house arrest and Investigators had a long list of contractors and politicians who allegedly gave and took bribes. A Christian Democrat official and two from the former Communist Party, now Democratic Party of the Left, are among those under investigation.
"Some businessmen tojd us they offered
bribes because their fathers did so when they ran the companies." Antonio DI Pietro, the magistrate leading the probe,*atd in a television Interview. "For every contract there was an unwritten clause" for payoffs, he said.
Last year, several Rome area officials were arrested on corruption charges, but that scandal didn't touch the high levels that Milan’s has.
"We were luckier." Di Pietro s colleague, magistrate Gherardo Colombo, said referring to Chiesa's arrest, he spoke in an AP interview sandwiched between his questioning of businessmen.
Merchants and contractors throughout Italy have begun to rebel at demands for payoffs. While extortion In the south is generally blamed on organized crime, roughly from Rome and northwards, the demands are finked to political corruption
By now, the nation ■ business dally, 11 Sole-24 Ore. said Tuesday, there's "the comforting certainty that we've reached the point of no return — the time has come to finally bring to light and destroy the bribe system as the structural element of relations between public and private rectors."