Italy: Senate committee bars request to arrest 'mafia-linked' minister

Italy: Senate committee bars request to arrest 'mafia-linked' minister (AKI) - An Italian Senate on Wednesday rejected a request by Naples prosecutors to arrest junior government minister Nicola Cosentino for alleged links with the local mafia or Camorra. According to Italian media, the committee voted 11 against and six in favour of the arrest, while one committee member abstained.The committee ...