ROME: Italy’s former top crime fighter was among five politicians told Sunday they were under investigation for possible Mafia ties, widening the latest scandal in a country engulfed in accusations of corruption. The allegations came a day after Palermo investigators told former Premier Giulio Andreotti that he was being probed for possible ties to organized crime. Two of the five politicians implicated on Sunday served under Andreotti Antonio Gava, a former interior minister, and Paolo Cinino Pomicino, a former budget minister. As interior minister, Gava served as the nation’s top crime fighter.
Article extracted from this publication >> April 2, 1993
