STEP 1-MPS judgment process Alexandria Oct. 31 – Reuters Italy

       

(Update with defense requests)

       

SIENA, October 10 (Reuters) – The judgment of the trial against the former president of MPS Giuseppe Mussari, the former general manager Antonio Vigni and former responsible for the finance Gianluca Baldassarri will be issued on October 31.

       

This was announced by the president of the court of Siena, Leonardo Grassi, at the conclusion of today’s hearing, during which the defendants requested the acquittal of their clients, the prosecutor had asked to condemn Mussari to seven years in prison, Vigni and Baldassarri six years.

       

All three defendants obstacle to the supervisory role in relation to the restructuring of the derivative Alexandria and its connection with the operation BTP 2034, both transactions concluded with bank Nomura as its counterpart.

       

According to the defenders, Mussari has no role in the affair dell’ipotizzato concealment of the agreement sent that should also be considered a document devoid of any legal value and the contract, even in the absence of which the inspectors of the Bank of Italy had all information needed to assess the link between the two operations and object to bank Mps, which, however, did not. “Mussari has no role in the affair, and then according to the principle of sufficient reason for us the process should be finished already, but for the principle of raison necessary we must ask whether a crime has been committed,” said the defenders during the indictment.

       

The lawyer Franco Coppi, defender of Vigni, ruled out any liability of the accused and pointed out that the inspectors of the Bank of Italy had perfectly understood the connection between the restructuring of Alexandria and the operation BTP 2034, thanks to the information received from the officials of the bank. “There was no concealment, no fraudulent concealment and therefore no obstacle to the supervisory authorities.’s Why we expect an acquittal on all counts,” said Coppi reporters after the hearing.

        
       

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