32 convicted in Genoa bridge collapse after eight years
An Italian court has convicted 30 individuals, including former executives of Autostrade per l'Italia, for their roles in the 2018 Genoa bridge collapse that killed 43 people. The verdict follows an eight-year legal process highlighting long-term maintenance neglect.
Why it matters
The ruling underscores the legal accountability of corporate leadership in infrastructure safety and maintenance failures.
An Italian court on Thursday convicted the former CEO of Italy's main highway operator and 29 others in the 2018 Genoa highway bridge collapse that killed 43 people, a disaster that exposed serious lapses in the maintenance of Italian infrastructure.The former chief executive of highway operator Autostrade per l'Italia, Giovanni Castellucci, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, the highest in the case after four years of trial. Autostrade's former head of maintenance, Michele Donferri Mitelli, received 11 years, while the former CEO of the SPEA engineering company, Antonino Galatà, received five years and six months.In total, 30 people were convicted and handed sentences ranging from 1 year and 11 months to 12 years. Others were either found not guilty, or lesser charges had expired under the statute of limitations.Victims verdictsDozens of family members packed the courtroom as Chief Judge Paolo Lepri read the verdicts.
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