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Italy arrests mayor for allegedly aiding illegal immigration

MILAN (AP) – The mayor of a small city in southern Italy who has change into an emblem for welcoming migrants to Italy has been positioned below home arrest for allegedly aiding illegal immigration.

Italian monetary police arrested the mayor of the Calabrian city of Riace, Domenico Lucano, early Tuesday as a part of an investigation that information company ANSA reviews was spurred by the allocation of presidency funds for refugees and asylum-seekers. SKY TG24 stated accusations embody organizing marriages of comfort so immigrants might stay in Italy legally.

Lucano gained fame for welcoming migrants, a whole bunch of whom have settled within the small city of fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. TV presenter Gad Lerner known as the arrest “a slap in the face to those who practice the duty of welcoming.”

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