Gianni Alemanno, the former
centre-right mayor of Rome, was sentenced to six years in prison
on Monday after being found guilty of corruption and illegal
financing.
He was also banned from ever holding public office again.
The trial is an offshoot linked to the huge 'Mondo di Mezzo'
case regarding allegations an organized-crime organisation
muscled in on city of Rome contracts worth millions.
"The sentence is mistaken," Alemanno said.
"We will definitely appeal once we have read the explanation
(of the ruling).
"I'm innocent. I've always said it and I'll say it at the
second tier of justice too".
In Italy sentences do not usually become effective until the
appeals process has been exhausted.
As part of the sentence, nearly 300,000 euros was seized from
Alemanno and he was ordered to pay compensation of 50,000 euros
to both waste collection company AMA and the Rome city council.
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