A court in Genoa on Thursday
rejected Liguria Governor Giovanni Toti's request to be released
from the house arrest he was put under on May 7 in relation to a
corruption probe.
The investigation regards alleged bribes in which cash for an
election campaign was exchanged for favours, including the
extension of a port terminal concession.
The centre-right politician has said he is innocent and will be
able to show his management of the northwestern Italian region
was clean.
Like Toti, logistics businessman Aldo Spinelli - the former
chairman of Genoa and Livorno soccer clubs - was put under house
arrest, while former Genoa Port Authority President Paolo
Signorini was placed under custody in jail.
The court said it rejected the petition as Toti "has shown that
he did not fully understand the nature of the charges" against
him and said there was a risk he could re-offend.
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