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30 December 2019Roberto Rosso, the regional councilor who resigned after being arrested on suspicion of mafia political exchange vote, has also resigned as regional councilor and municipal councilor of Turin.

A personal decision, states his lawyer, the lawyer Giorgio Piazzese, "developed in his conscience for respect for the institutions and citizens". "He was not obliged to resign - the defender said - his was an autonomous ethical choice for a sense of political responsibility".

Rosso, had resigned after being arrested for mafia political exchange vote. Through his lawyer he reaffirms his estrangement from organized crime and hopes that the affair will be dealt with in the competent judicial offices, "the only ones where he can and must find a solution". The resignation has been made official both in Piazza Castello and in Palazzo di Città