Mani Pulite investigations
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Mani Pulite investigations were a landmark early-1990s Italian judicial probe into widespread political corruption that exposed systemic bribery and led to the collapse of much of the country’s postwar party system.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tangentopoli corruption scandal | 1 |
| Tangentopoli corruption scandals | 1 |
| Tangentopoli investigations | 1 |
| inchiesta Mani Pulite | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-corruption investigation
ⓘ
judicial investigation ⓘ political scandal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Clean Hands investigations
ⓘ
Mani Pulite investigations ⓘ
surface form:
Tangentopoli investigations
Mani Pulite investigations ⓘ
surface form:
inchiesta Mani Pulite
|
| carriedOutBy |
Italian magistrates
ⓘ
Milan public prosecutor's office ⓘ |
| centeredIn | Milan courthouse ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 17 February 1992 ⓘ |
| effect |
collapse of Italy's First Republic party system
ⓘ
delegitimization of traditional parties ⓘ dissolution of Christian Democracy party ⓘ dissolution of Italian Socialist Party ⓘ major restructuring of Italian political landscape ⓘ rise of new political parties in Italy ⓘ |
| endDate | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| focus |
illegal party funding through bribes
ⓘ
kickbacks on public contracts ⓘ |
| hasCause | widespread political corruption in Italy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major anti-corruption campaign in Europe
ⓘ
turning point in modern Italian politics ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Italian judicial system ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
anti-corruption law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
numerous convictions for corruption
ⓘ
numerous indictments of politicians ⓘ plea bargains and confessions by defendants ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Milan ⓘ |
| mainTarget |
Italian political parties
ⓘ
business leaders ⓘ public administrators ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
extensive Italian media coverage
ⓘ
international media attention ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian political crisis of the early 1990s ⓘ |
| significantParticipant |
Antonio Di Pietro
ⓘ
Francesco Saverio Borrelli ⓘ Gherardo Colombo ⓘ Piercamillo Davigo ⓘ |
| startDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| subject |
bribery
ⓘ
illegal party financing ⓘ political corruption ⓘ public procurement corruption ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | arrest of Mario Chiesa ⓘ |
| uncovered |
systemic bribery network
ⓘ
tangentopoli corruption system ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
inchiesta Mani Pulite
this entity surface form:
Tangentopoli investigations
this entity surface form:
Tangentopoli corruption scandal
subject surface form:
Italian Socialist Party
this entity surface form:
Tangentopoli corruption scandals