Prosecutors request MP's arrest

(ANSA) - Rome, November 14 - Prosecutors on Monday requested authorization to arrest House MP Pasquale Maietta of the small rightwing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party in a bid-rigging case in the Lazio town of Latina. Parliament must lift the MP's immunity in order for law enforcement to proceed. Police earlier arrested 15 suspects in the case, including ex-Latina mayor Giovanni Di Giorgi, former city cabinet member Giuseppe Di Rubbo of Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia (FI) party, other officials and businessmen. Charges range from criminal association to bid-rigging to abuse of office to forgery.