False invoices, Tiziano Renzi and his wife acquitted on appeal

(ANSA) - FLORENCE, 18 OCT - The Court of Appeal of Florence acquitted Tiziano Renzi and his wife Laura Bovoli, parents of former Prime Minister Matteo Renziattual leader of Italia Viva, 'because the fact does not constitute a crime', in the trial for false invoices.

The Apulian entrepreneur Luigi Dagostino, 'the king of outlets', was sentenced, but with the sentence reduced to nine months.

   The Attorney General had asked for confirmation of the convictions of the first degree.

Today at the hearing both had made spontaneous declarations "The law is the same for everyone, even for someone called Renzi. I have never made false invoices in my life," said Laura Bovoli, the mother of the leader of Italia Viva.

"My husband Tiziano is an expert in the commercial sector but does not understand anything in administration - he added -. I take full responsibility for the 20 thousand euro invoice made by Party srl for a very specific job that should have developed, that is to attract customers to the less frequented shops in the area. "outletThe Mall. The project never went through because, thanks to the mud thrown by the press, I was forced to close the company. My son, then in Palazzo Chigi, told me to close the company."

And so I did.

But after 30 years of work, could I ruin myself for 20 thousand euros? ", Said Bovoli.

    Her husband Tiziano Renzi also made spontaneous declarations: "Two years ago I was sentenced to 22 months in prison" but "I never asked my son Matteo for anything", he said repeatedly reiterating his innocence and extraneous ally accused and also not asking for favors from his son MatteoRenzi.

The trial then continued with the speeches of the defenders.

In the first instance, the Renzi spouses had been sentenced by the court of Florence to 1 year and 9 months of imprisonment, to 2 years the Apulian entrepreneur Luigi Dagostino, 'king' of the outlets, also in court this morning.

In the last hearing on April 26, the pg Filippo Di Benedetto had asked for confirmation of the first degree convictions.

(HANDLE).