Grinzane Cavour
- Jul 26
Jeweler Mario Roggero, serving 14-year sentence for killing robbers, appeals to Mattarella for pardon from Bollate prison
Mario Roggero, the jeweler from Grinzane Cavour sentenced to 14 years and 9 months for killing two robbers and wounding a third during a 2021 shop raid, has made a new appeal from Bollate prison for President Sergio Mattarella to examine his pardon request with attention and humanity.
- Jul 22
Turin court rejects jeweller Roggero's bid to suspend prison term as pardon debate intensifies
The Turin Surveillance Office denied Mario Roggero's request to suspend his 14-year-9-month sentence for killing two robbers, citing no urgency. The case now moves to higher courts amid a political clash over a presidential pardon.
- Jul 19
Italy's Meloni asks justice minister to launch pardon for jeweler who killed two robbers
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni confirmed she has asked Justice Minister Carlo Nordio to initiate the pardon process for Mario Roggero, the 72-year-old jeweler definitively sentenced to 14 years and 9 months for killing two robbers in 2021.
