Ex ASPI CEO Castellucci gets 12 years as Morandi-bridge disaster verdicts handed down
Italian court sentences ex-highway chief to 12 years’ jail over Genoa bridge disaster Giovanni Castellucci was convicted of vehicle homicide and negligence…
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Italian court sentences ex-highway chief to 12 years’ jail over Genoa bridge disaster Giovanni Castellucci was convicted of vehicle homicide and negligence after a bridge in Genoa collapsed in 2018, killing 43 people 2-MIN READ 2-MIN Listen Published: 9:47pm, 16 Jul 2026 An Italian court on Thursday sentenced the former head of motorway operator Autostrade per l’Italia to 12 years for his role in a deadly bridge disaster eight years ago. Giovanni Castellucci, the former CEO of the Autostrade per l'Italia (ASPI) highways company, was given a 12-year term on Thursday as the verdicts were handed down for the 2018 Morandi-bridge-collapse disaster in Genoa in which 43 people died. Former chief executive Giovanni Castellucci received a 12-year sentence after a four-year trial and four hours of deliberations.
Furthermore, The verdicts and sentencing will cap a trial that spanned more than 280 hearings over four years. “It is important that responsibility extends beyond those at the top. Giovanni Castellucci was found guilty of vehicle homicide and negligence related to the collapse of the bridge in Genoa that killed 43 people in one of the country’s worst infrastructure disasters. Thursday’s verdict comes after four years of trial hearings for 57 defendants on charges of manslaughter, endangering transport safety and falsifying official documents.
In addition, The audacious new structure has been named the Genoa San Giorgio Bridge. Ponte Morandi, Giovanni Castellucci, sentenced to 12 years old to the former director of the supervision of the Mit. The prosecutor had asked for the defendants a total of 400 years of imprisonment, for lack of maintenance to the viaduct systematically cut according to the prosecution to maximize profits.
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Italian court sentences ex-highway chief to 12 years’ jail over Genoa bridge disaster Giovanni Castellucci was convicted of vehicle homicide and negligence after a bridge in Genoa collapsed in 2018, killing 43 people 2-MIN READ 2-MIN Listen Published: 9:47pm, 16 Jul 2026 An Italian court on Thursday sentenced the former head of motorway operator Autostrade per l’Italia to 12 years for his role in a deadly bridge disaster eight years ago.
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Giovanni Castellucci, the former CEO of the Autostrade per l'Italia (ASPI) highways company, was given a 12-year term on Thursday as the verdicts were handed down for the 2018 Morandi-bridge-collapse disaster in Genoa in which 43 people died.
according to ANSAFormer chief executive Giovanni Castellucci received a 12-year sentence after a four-year trial and four hours of deliberations.
according to Business Day LiveThe verdicts and sentencing will cap a trial that spanned more than 280 hearings over four years. “It is important that responsibility extends beyond those at the top.
according to Business Day LiveGiovanni Castellucci was found guilty of vehicle homicide and negligence related to the collapse of the bridge in Genoa that killed 43 people in one of the country’s worst infrastructure disasters.
according to South China Morning Post — WorldThursday’s verdict comes after four years of trial hearings for 57 defendants on charges of manslaughter, endangering transport safety and falsifying official documents.
according to South China Morning Post — WorldThe audacious new structure has been named the Genoa San Giorgio Bridge.
according to ANSAPonte Morandi, Giovanni Castellucci, sentenced to 12 years old to the former director of the supervision of the Mit.
according to Tgcom24 - HomepageThe prosecutor had asked for the defendants a total of 400 years of imprisonment, for lack of maintenance to the viaduct systematically cut according to the prosecution to maximize profits.
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