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Monday, April 29, 2013

Chopper scam: Italy prosecutors aim to hasten Finmeccanica graft trial, say a source

AW101 |Italian prosecutors investigating allegations of corruption by Finmeccanica in the sale of 12 helicopters to India believe their evidence is strong enough to warrant an urgent trial without preliminary proceedings, a legal source with direct knowledge of the situation said.

Prosecutors in the city of Busto Arsizio will ask a judge to order that Finmeccanica's former chairman, Giuseppe Orsi, and other suspects skip preliminary hearings and are sent directly to trial, the source said.

Pre-trial hearings can last for months. A spokesman for Orsi's lawyer, Ennio Amodio, was not immediately reachable for comment on Sunday.

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