Salvini says regard for antigay general not hurt by probe. Vannacci has become a hero to many on the right over a self-published best-selling book slamming gays, feminists, environmentalists, migrants and Jews.
He is under investigation for allegedly illegal army payments to relatives, unauthorized benefit spending linked to his duty car, reimbursements fororganizing supposedly non-existent events and dinners, and otheralleged offenses that may constitute the crimes of embezzlementand fraud.