The former prefect of Pescara Francesco Provolo was sentenced to one year and eight months in the appeal trial for the Rigopiano tragedy. The decision of the judges of the Court of Appeal of L'Aquila came at the end of the deliberation session which lasted almost 5 hours.
In the first instance trial provolo was acquitted. There were 29 people who died in the hotel hit by an avalanche on 18 January 2017 and cost the lives of 29 people. For further information Agenzia ANSA: that dark and horrible night - News - Ansa.