Luca Cascone and five others under investigation, searches also at Palazzo Sant’Agostino

Searches by the Financial Police by delegation of Salerno Prosecutor’s Office are underway in the offices of the regional councilor of Campania Luca Casconeelected in the Salerno electoral district for the list De Luca President. The activity that the men of the Yellow Flames is related to acquiring documents for in-depth investigations relating to events related to, but distinct from, the investigation which in recent weeks led to the arrest of the president of the Province of Salerno and mayor of Capaccio-Paestum Franco Alfieri.

Searches were also carried out during the morning at Palazzo Sant’Agostino headquarters of the Province of Salerno. Together with Cascone they are Five other people are under investigation between managers of the provincial body and entrepreneurs.

The post on Facebook by regional councilor Luca Cascone

Regarding the first journalistic previews on the searches of Financial Police the regional councilor intervened with a post on Facebook Luca Cascone: «After various “inaccurate” journalistic previews, we arrived at the acquisition of documents. The best opportunity not only to explain my behavior in the only competent forum, but also to demonstrate active support often far from the spotlight. Absolute confidence that all this will be clarified as soon as possible because – despite there being those who speculate on everything – I am calm, very calm indeed, I am a decent person! Total trust in the work of investigators and the judiciary. My only thought goes to my family who – despite myself – create worries that we would gladly do without».

Vincenzo De Luca preferred not to comment

Vincenzo De Lucapresident of the Campania Region, however preferred not to comment on the investigation involving the regional councilor Luca Cascone. At the end of the press conference called to illustrate the Region’s legislative proposal for the modification of the Calderoli law on differentiated autonomy, journalists ask the governor a comment on the search this morning in Cascone’s offices, but he dribbled the questions and he walked away without answering.