Riace Mayor Domenico Lucano was
put under house arrest on Tuesday in relation to allegations of
aiding illegal immigration, prosecutors said.
The arrest warrant, performed by finance police, also
referred to alleged wrongdoing over the direct assignment of
trash-collection services without a public tender.
Lucano's administration of the town in the southern region of
Calabria has been frequently lauded by commentators for the way
migrants were integrated into the local community and made a
positive contribution to it.
Lucano'a partner, Tesfahun Lemlem, is accused of the same
charges and has been banned from living in the area.
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