'Spying' case a scandal, must shed light - Schlein - Politics. A Perugia probe into alleged spying on politicians and VIPs by a tax police officer is a "scandal" that must be "cleared up", opposition centre-left Democratic Party (PD) leader Elly Schlein said Tuesday.

Finance police officer Pasquale Striano is alleged to have illegally accessed the data of a wide range of public figures including Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, Business Minister Adolfo Urso.