(ANSA) - Florence, April 7 - A Florence court has ruled ex
Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino will remain free
pending his appeal trial, sources said Tuesday.
A court of first instance in February sentenced Schettino
to 16 years in prison for his role in the 2012 Costa Concordia
disaster in which 32 people died.
But it also rejected a prosecution plea for him to be held
behind bars pending the second-tier, appeals phase of his trial.
The court found no evidence to suggest Schettino
will try to flee Italian justice.
Ex Costa Concordia captain to remain free pending appeal
Schettino sentenced to 16 years for 32 shipwreck deaths