Former Treasury Minister Giulio Tremonti ended up under investigation for corruption in the investigation into the DRS-Finmeccanica operation and today the carabinieri are searching his Milan office. “I have never asked or solicited anything and in any way from Finmeccanica. Also for this reason, as always, I have absolute faith in justice”, Tremonti defended himself hotly.
“The DRS-Finmeccanica operation – continued Tremonti – affected and involved the industrial and military policies of two states. As shown by the SEC and Consob documents, the operation began in October 2007 and was concluded on Monday 12 May 2008. Even following the calendar, it can therefore be verified that, due to its irreversible dynamics and its international nature, the The operation could not be influenced, modified or exploited on my part. In these terms, I have never asked or solicited anything and in any way from Finmeccanica".
Meanwhile, the position of the former minister of the Berlusconi government is being examined by the investigators: the carabinieri are carrying out searches at the "Tremonti, Vitali, Romagnoli, Piccardi e Associati" studio in via Crocifisso, in Milan, on behalf of prosecutors Roberto Pellicano and Giovanni Polizzi, as part of the investigation in which Tremonti is being investigated for corruption with Enrico Vitali, partner of the firm, the former president of Finmeccanica Pierfrancesco Guarguaglini and Alessandro Pansa, the former financial director of Finmeccanica.
