Prosecutors on Tuesday requested
that Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala be sent to trial for alleged
abuse of office during his previous position as head of Milan
Expo 2015.
The case regards the decision to task Mantovani spa with the
job of providing 6,000 trees for the event as part of the
Piastra dei Servizi contract.
Centre-left Mayor Sala is already on trial for alleged
falsehood in another case related to his job as Expo chief,
while a request has been made for a bid-rigging charge to be
dropped.
Sala commented on the new indictment request by saying "the
accusation is not new".
"I have no comment to make," he said.
"Like from the start I will let my lawyers do the talking.
He said he was "very tranquil" and voiced disappointment at
learning of the request from the media.
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