The Italian Government recently approved a bill known as the
Spazzacorrotti, or "Bribe Destroyer." The
anti-establishment Movimento 5 Stelle, or Five Star
Movement, which took office after campaigning to tackle bribery,
has been championing the bill as a "revolution in the fight
against corruption" that would allegedly save the country
billions of euros. However, the same Five Star Movement may well
have scored a spectacular own goal, having just become embroiled in
a high-profile bribery scandal related to the construction of A.S.
Roma's new football stadium, the 52,500-seat Stadio della
Roma, a project that has been beset by difficulty.
The Codice Penale
The Codice Penale, or Italian Code of Criminal
Procedure (the Code), contains most of the historic provisions
of Italian law that prohibit bribery and corruption.
