Meloni denies Bari inspection is politically motivated. Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday denied that an inspection launched by Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi of the Bari municipal administration for possible mafia infiltration.
“I send the accusations of using these measures for political ends back to the sender,” Meloni said during a visit to Campobasso for the signing of an agreement with the Molise Region on cohesion and development funds. The interior ministry says its inspection is all the more warranted after the municipal transport company was placed in reception after dozens were arrested in a mafia infiltration probe.