(dei Gréng) was questioned on Tuesday 4 April by the judicial police, according to 100.7. This was in relation to the , in which the former minister for the environment is suspected of favouritism in granting permission for work to Roberto Traversini in a protected area. The latter asserts that she has nothing to reproach herself for.

In order for the former minister to be heard by the courts under ordinary law, . The deputies then had to adopt a resolution to open a preliminary investigation, which was done on 7 March.

This resolution authorises the public prosecutor to take “all measures useful for establishing the truth, which may take the form of a personal hearing, a search of her home or a measure of expertise requiring her personal participation, as well as the opening of a preparatory investigation.”

After the hearing, either an instruction will be issued or the case will be closed by the public prosecutor’s office, says 100.7, which has no information on when the decision will be taken.

This story was first published in French on . It has been translated and edited for Delano.