No evidence to support charges against Eni CEO in Nigeria case – lawyer
ENI Chief Executive Claudio Descalzi should be acquitted of corruption in a legal case concerning the purchase of an oilfield in Nigeria since there is no evidence to support the charges, Descalzi's lawyer has told a Milan court. Speaking in the court hearing, Paola Severino said the prosecutors' case against Descalzi consisted simply of "suggestive elements" of no criminal significance that were aimed at papering over a "lack of evidence." She called for the Eni CEO to be unreservedly acquitted since there was no case to answer. Descalzi is one of 13 people charged with international corruption over a deal…