Roberto Rosso, a former regional
councillor in Piedmont for the rightwing, opposition Brothers of
Italy (FdI) party, was sent to trial Friday for alleged vote
buying involving the Calabria-based 'Ndrangheta mafia's offshoot
in the northern Italian region.
Another 10 suspects in the Fenice (Phoenix) probe were also
indicted over the presence of 'Ndrangheta in the northwest.
The trial begins in Asti on July 9.
It is likely to be combined with another trial in the
Piedmont city, called Carminius.
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