The president of the FIGC, Gabriele Gravina, is at the centre of an investigation by the Rome Public Prosecutor's Office on charges of self-laundering. The registration in the investigation register occurred simultaneously with the start of the interrogation requested by Gravina himself, who expressed his intention to “to clarify his position.” The investigation, linked to the Striano affair, has raised questions about the possibility of an organized involvement of a single officer in the deviant management of the situation.
The National Anti-Mafia Prosecutor, Giovanni Melillo, speaking at a parliamentary anti-mafia commission on the Perugia affair, highlighted that Striano's conduct seems difficult to trace back to the logic of an individual deviation. Melillo declared: “I think there are many elements that conflict with the idea of an action conceived and organized by a single hypothetically disloyal officer.” He stressed that he had asked to be heard in order to avoid misinformation, speculation and instrumental interpretations.
In response to the ongoing investigation, Gravina has provided a series of documents, including bank transfers, in the hope of clarifying his position. However, the future of the investigation is still uncertain, as the question of territorial jurisdiction remains open. Prosecutors will have to decide whether to keep the file in Rome or transfer it to Milan, where Gravina has purchased an apartment, or to the Florence prosecutor's office, home to Lega Pro, which is involved in alleged illicit activities related to television rights.
Regarding the pre-investigative operations of Striano and Laudati on Gravina, the prosecutor of Perugia, Raffaele Cantone, declared in the parliamentary anti-mafia commission that “there have been a series of contacts with individuals from Lazio, but until proof is found there is no responsibility”. He added that after having listened to Claudio Lotito in Perugia as a person informed of the facts, it was deemed appropriate to transmit the documents to the Rome prosecutor's office. The case continues to arouse interest and debate in the sports and legal scene.
Article published on March 7, 2024 - 13pm