(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 8 - Basilicata's centre-right Governor Vito Bardi was indicted in a healthcare probe Friday.
    The preliminary hearing judge (GUP) of Potenza Francesco Valente sent gthe post-Berlusconi Forza Italia (FI) official to trial on charges of complicity in inducing people to give or promise benefits.
    As part of the probe, on 7 October 2022, the investigation led to 2 arrests: the FI group leader in the Regional Council, Francesco Piro, ended up in prison, and the former mayor of Lagonegro, Maria Di Lascio, was placed under house arrest.
    Elected for the first time in 2019, Bardi was reconfirmed as governor last April.
    Three councilors of the Regional Council in office at the time of the alleged offences were also sent to trial. The first hearing will be on 20 January 2025. (ANSA).