Overview
- Former Abruzzo civil-protection officials Carlo Visca, Pierluigi Caputi and Vincenzo Antenucci received two-year sentences in the appello-bis ruling.
- Five defendants were cleared, including ex-Farindola mayor Ilario Lacchetta, technician Enrico Colangeli and regional officials Carlo Giovani, Sabatino Belmaggio and Emidio Primavera.
- Proceedings against provincial officials Mauro Di Blasio and Paolo D’Incecco were declared prescribed, closing those counts without verdicts on the merits.
- Prosecutor general Paolo Barlucchi said the ruling recognizes administrative inertia in the tragedy, as victims’ families voiced anger over prescriptions and urged swift compensation.
- The new appeal followed a 2024 Supreme Court order stating the disaster should have been foreseen and prevented, with written reasons pending and potential further appeals to the Cassazione still open.