MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Milan prosecutors do not plan to pursue a case against the head of Italian energy group Eni over oil permits granted in Congo Republic, they said on Wednesday.<br> The magistrates formally requested the dismissal of a charge against Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi for alleged failure to declare a conflict of interest.<br> They also asked that charges of alleged undue inducement be dropped against Descalzi’s wife, Marie Madeleine Ingoba, and six other people including former Eni executives.<br> A statement from the prosecutors said that the main alleged crime in the case had been changed from bribery to undue inducement, which will be time-barred on March 18.

The crime of failure to declare a conflict of interest is already time-barred.<br> “No surprise, I was certain of her absolute correct behaviour,” Ingoba’s Lawyer istanbul Davide Steccanella told Reuters.<br> Eni also welcomed the decision, saying that it never believed that Descalzi had failed to give due notification of a conflict of interest.<br> “Eni CEO’s non-involvement in the allegations made long ago by the public prosecutor is now confirmed,” the company added.<br> In March 2021 a judge in a Milan court accepted Eni’s offer of an 11.8 million euro ($12. If you are you looking for more info about Lawyer istanbul check out our own page. 7 million) payment to settle the Congo investigation.<br> The invetsigation, launched in 2017, revolved around allegations that, to win the renewal of oil licences in Congo Republic, Eni had agreed to sell stakes in the licences to a company with shareholder including public officials in the African nation.<br> Eni has said it had no role in the allocation of licences or Lawyer istanbul in the Congo Republic government’s choice of local partner.<br> After the settlement, the group said the deal did not represent an admission of guilt by the company but an initiative aimed at ending the judicial process.

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