(ANSA) – BARI, NOV 26 – They allegedly favored some inmates in obtaining talks with family members beyond the permitted number, in exchange for money and gifts, including food, cell phones and computers. For this reason, two prison police officers serving in the Trani prison (BAT) were arrested. The investigations, coordinated by the Prosecutor of Trani, revealed the involvement of a group of prison policemen in a “complex criminal activity”. There are 29 people under investigation, with accusations, for various reasons, of misdirection, embezzlement, corruption, extortion and abuse of office.
Searches are underway in 15 homes in the provinces of Bari, BAT, Taranto and Rome. The investigations started in March 2020, in the period of the lockdown, following some complaints from personnel of the prison police on duty in the Trani prison, sent both to the Trani Public Prosecutor’s Office and to the Bari Investigative Unit. Further elements emerged from both audio and video environmental interceptions, from stalking and checks, which have “revealed – a note from the Public Prosecutor’s Office reads – a corruptive system prevailing inside the Trani prison”. (HANDLE).
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