Andrew Medichini
They allowed toxins to be released from the plant into the environment. The court also sentenced 24 former managers, politicians and other people to prison. The verdict is not yet legally binding. The Riva brothers announced they would contest it.
The process has already been running for five years. Doctors blame the pollution caused by the steel mill for the drastic increase in cancer incidence in the neighboring city of Taranto.
The Riva brothers have denied the charges against them. You have repeatedly invested large sums in the work to meet the requirements.
In 2015, the government took control of the plant and the 16,000 employees at the time. In 2018, ArcelorMittal agreed on a takeover, which is currently being renegotiated so that the state could become majority owner again. (SDA)