Transport ministry man probed for graft in cop chief case

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 4 - An Italian transport and infrastructure department chief was placed under investigation Thursday on suspicion of graft in a probe that led to the arrest of a Carabinieri general.
    In the probe that led to the arrest of Carabinieri General Oreste Liporace, the head of the department for general affairs and digitalisation of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Lorenzo Quinzi, was placed under investigation for allegedly obstructing the freedom of tenders.
    General Liporace, commander of the Carabinieri barracks at Velletri south of Rome, allegedly granted favours in exchange for bribes. (ANSA).