Piero Fassino Faces Media Onslaught After Alleged Perfume Theft at Fiumicino Duty-Free

A precedent, in ways very similar to what happened last April 15th, could complicate the position of Piero Fassino, who was reported for the theft of a perfume bottle at Fiumicino's duty-free. Employees of the commercial establishment, who were heard as witnesses by the Polaria agents as part of the activity carried out after the mid-April incident, recounted how the former mayor of Turin had already been recognized as the author of a theft at Terminal 1 of the airport. On the first occasion, according to what has been learned from investigative sources, the Democratic deputy was not stopped. Piero Fassino became a victim of haters on social media after the (alleged) theft of perfume at the duty-free. The lawyers for Fassino: media assault. Precisely because of this episode, the agents also collected testimonies from other store employees who were not present on April 15th. 'A trivial and regrettable incident that would have deserved a calm investigation is outrageously turning into a media assault, a real parallel trial that finds as its only explanation the well-known surname of the citizen involved,' stated the parliamentarian's lawyer, attorney Fulvio Gianaria, emphasizing that 'for this reason, in agreement with Piero Fassino, I defer any comment to the future full reading of the documents.' The minutes of what was told to the Polaria by the duty-free employees will end up in the report that the investigators will transmit to the Civitavecchia Prosecutor's Office in the coming days. Attached to the file is also a video from one of the many closed-circuit cameras present in the duty-free that would have captured the phases of the alleged theft. The frames of the film were acquired by the Polaria, which is lining up all the pieces of the case concerning a 100 euro package of Chanel perfume. According to what would emerge from the footage, Fassino would have actually tried to steal the item. And again: the parliamentarian at that moment would not have his cellphone in hand as, instead, he himself later recounted attributing to the distraction of a phone call the act of putting the package in his pocket. The video, therefore, could be decisive in clarifying the dynamics. Piero Fassino reported for the theft of a Chanel perfume: here's why he can avoid conviction. Piero Fassino, who is the politician reported for the theft of a perfume at the Fiumicino airport? Age, private life, and career. Fassino's version. The parliamentarian, who was departing for Brussels, was stopped shortly after passing the cash registers of the commercial establishment by some security guards with the bottle in his pocket. Fassino has recently provided his version, stating that he had stopped at the duty-free to buy the perfume for his wife but having the suitcase in one hand and the cellphone in the other and 'not yet having three hands' he 'simply placed the perfume package in the pocket of his jacket, waiting to go to the cash registers.' At that moment, he added, 'a security officer approached me and contested that act, reporting it to a police officer. Certainly, I did not intend to misappropriate a small bottle of perfume.' Fassino also claimed that he immediately offered to pay for it and to buy not one but two, precisely to demonstrate his good faith. After the report is sent, the ball will pass to the magistrates. It will be up to the Prosecutor's Office to decide how to proceed: the first step could be the formal opening of an investigation file, and at that point, after analyzing the documents sent by the Polaria, they will evaluate whether to archive the proceedings or to assign the judicial police a mandate for further investigations.