Stories from Riace · Italy

The court in Reggio Calabria confirmed the sentence removing Mimmo Lucano from his position as Mayor of Riace last Monday. The ruling upholds the decision regarding his removal from office. Judges of the Court of Appeal in Reggio Calabria have upheld the decision regarding the removal of the mayor of Riace. The court stated that the application of the Severino Law was correct in deciding the mayor's forfeiture of office. The specific technical details of the judicial proceeding were not fully elaborated. While a first-instance sentence was previously excluded in an appeal regarding abuse of power, the civil court has ruled that the mayor must vacate his position due to abuse of power.