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Eni: Descalzi and Scaroni acquitted by Nigeria case

3/17/2021, 5:01:40 PM


Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Eni, was acquitted by the Court of Milan in the trial for international corruption with the acquisition of the exploration rights of the Opl245 oil block in Nigeria at the center. (HANDLE)

(ANSA) - MILAN, MARCH 17 - Claudio Descalzi, managing director of Eni, was acquitted by the Court of Milan in the trial for international corruption with the central acquisition of the exploration rights of the Opl245 oil block in Nigeria. The judges also acquitted his predecessor and current AC Milan president, PaoloScaroni.


    All 15 defendants, including companies, ended up on trial in Milan for alleged corruption were acquitted. The Tribunal also exonerated the then operational managers in the African country, the alleged intermediaries, Shell with its four former executives and the former Nigerian oil minister DanEtete. The two oil companies, Eni and Shell, are also acquitted.


   (HANDLE).


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