He was arrested for corruption, the mayor of Brindisi

On suspicion of corruption was arrested the mayor of Brindisi Mime Κονσάλες, for a case connected with the management of…
waste., he explained the prosecutor’s office at a Press conference.
As reported, the prosecutor’s office in a Press conference, the Mime Κονσάλες, 56 year-journalist who was elected in 2012 with the support of the centre-left, was put under house arrest, as a consultant, while one businessman was imprisoned in the context of this case.
The authorities, which started launched a series of investigations, they suspect the three men for corruption, abuse of power, financial abuse and fraud.
The research regards mainly the area of composting in the community, which the Κονσάλες accused allowed to continue to operate while it was turned into a “real dump,” explained the prosecutor of the Italian city of Marco Ντινάπολι.
In return, the company that managed the area of composting was paid for with cash debts related to the mayor.
This is the second time in 13 years that the Brindisi sees the mayor of handcuffs: in 2003, Giovanni Antonio had been arrested, during concentration of the centre-right in Rome, for corruption and fraud. After a deal with the d. a.’s office, he had confessed a part of the offences and had been sentenced to imprisonment three years and six months.
The same Κονσάλες was already yesterday in court for a hearing session in the context of a case in which the accused abused his position to entrust the management of municipal services in the former company.
Source