Updated | Palumbo shipyards owner under house arrest

Palumbo owner under house arrest after Italian police accuse him of illegal transport of hazardous waste

Raffaele Palumbo
Raffaele Palumbo

The owner of Palumbo Shipyards, Antonio Palumbo, has been placed under house arrest in Italy after being charged with the illegal transport of hazardous waste.

The arrest comes following a two-year investigation by Italian environmental police.

Seven people from Neapolitan shipyard owners Palumbo Spa were arrested by the police and placed under house arrest in an operation led by the Messina customs police (Guardia di Finanza) and the environmental police (Corpo Forestale).

The arrested are Antonino Palumbo, 63, who runs the Palumbo Shipyards of Malta, his son Raffaele Palumbo, 38, who resides at Messina, Santo Scopelliti, 37, Diego De Domenico, 53, Mario Fiero, 38, Walter Radin, 57 and Raffaele Donnarumma, 39.

They have been accused of using maritime transport to dump tonnes of residual ship grift, which is sprayed using high-pressure compressors to treat the ship's sides.

Specifically, the police has accused them of criminal association in committing crimes against the environment, particularly in the traffic and illegal organisation of hazardous waste.

The Palumbos were also charged with tampering of evidence, specifically the identification papers of the waste their ships carried.

Meanwhile, Palumbo's defence lawyer Francesco Picca said his clients were innocent and were willing to clarify the matters.

According to Picca, Palumbo SPA has in the past initiated civil action against subcontractors in relation to how they were disposing of sandblasting waste.

 

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Another evil connection of GonziPN/PN! Thank God they have been trashed by the majority of citizens. No wonder!
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The Hon. Leo Brincat would be more than justified if he convenes a Board to report on the methods applied when grid blasting is in operation. If it is then established that irregularities are applied Palumbo Shipyards should somehow be compelled to compensate the residents of the Three Cities.
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Can someone tell me how much rent Palumbo paid till now for all the Maltese Dockyard?
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My goodness!! Any further connections between organized crime and GONZIPN??? How many more investigations by the Malta, Italian and EU Police need be undertaken to discover more and more to whom GONZIPN distributed Malta's wealth at dirt prices - Mid-Med Bank, the Malta Drydocks etc etc. What corruption and now even possible MAFIA involvement!!!
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Hawn Malta l istess qed jaghmel u qiesu mhu jigri xejn,il kuntratt li ghandu mal gvern ma nafx kemm il darba kissru