Giuseppe Orsi, the president of Finmeccanica, was arrested over charges of bribery and embezzlement.
Prosecutors accused him of having received a €51 million bribe in exchange for securing the sale of 12 Agusta Westland helicopters to the Indian government. The deal was worth around €560 million. Mr Orsi, who has denied any wrongdoing, has been under investigation for months. The allegations refer to 2010, when he was head of…
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