Gazeteci Ranucci'nin 'dostu' Lavitola, evine bombalı saldırı emri vermekten tutuklandı

Ranucci's 'friend' Lavitola arrested over bomb attack on the Rai journalist

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 10 - Carabinieri police on Monday arrested businessman, restaurateur and former journalist Valter Lavitola for allegedly ordering a bomb attack last year on the home of Rai investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci. When it emerged last month that Lavitola was a suspect, Ranucci said he he did not believe Lavitola was behind the attack as he considering him a friend. Lavitola was taken to jail after a judge issued a e pretrial detention order. Carabinieri have also arrested four people accused of carrying out the attack, in which a bomb was detonated in front of the gate to the journalist's home in Pomezia, near Rome, on October 16, 2025, destroying two cars parked on the street, his and his daughter's, and damaging a wall. They were allegedly paid several thousand euros to carry out the attack. Lavitola has been at the centre of many top political and business corruption stories over the years. These include: a Monte Carlo house whose purchase sank former Berlusconi protegé Gianfranco Fini's political career; the alleged buying and selling of Senators to bring down a centre-left government; the attempted extortion of Silvio Berlusconi over a ring of escorts at his 'elegant dinners'; kickbacks for contracts in Panama; and scams involving publishing funds. Gomes Clesio Tavares, a 47-year-old Cameroonian man suspected as acting as an intermediary between Lavitola and the people suspected of planting the bomb, is also under investigation. Ranucci presents Report, a hard-hitting show on State broadcaster that focuses on alleged crime and corruption. He already had a security detail due to threats before the bombing. (ANSA). Read article...