Sentenced in first instance to 4 years Francesca Barracciu, former undersecretary for culture in Renzi government

The former undersecretary for culture in the Renzi government, Francesca Barracciu, was today sentenced to four years for aggravated embezzlement as part of the scandal over the funds of the groups of the Regional Council of Sardinia, which according to the prosecution were spent for non-institutional purposes (while for the defense they were spent on institutional trips). This is a first-degree conviction with sentence handed down by the Court of Cagliari (prosecutor Marco Cocco had requested five years in prison). The case concerns the period when Francesca Barracciu, who was present in court today, was a regional councilor in Sardinia (between 2004 and 2012). The sentence concerns facts committed after November 2004, those prior to that are extinguished due to the lapse of the statute of limitations.

A four-year ban from public office is also triggered for Francesca Barracciu. However, the former undersecretary’s defense lawyer, Franco Luigi Satta, announced an appeal. Francesca Barracciu had left office in the Renzi government when she was indicted in October 2015.

Image: Francesca Barracciu. Credit

Sentenced in first instance to 4 years Francesca Barracciu, former undersecretary for culture in Renzi government

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