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Giuliano Amato

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

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  • Oct 2

    Rome judge orders Ustica disaster investigation reopened after France offers archives

    Preliminary investigations judge Livio Sabatini returned case files to Rome prosecutors on October 2, 2026, revoking a previous archiving request after France agreed to share military records from 1981 to 1994.

  • Sep 28

    France offers 1980 Ustica disaster files, prompting Rome prosecutors to resume inquiry

    Rome prosecutors will withdraw their request to close the Ustica air disaster inquiry after France offered to transfer defense records spanning from 1980 to the 1990s.

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