The ministry accuses the prosecutors of hiding vital evidence that would have exonerated Eni.
In 2011,
It was alleged that about
But an Italian court acquitted
According to Reuters,
The justice ministry, in a statement, said that it had decided to move in the wake of the judicial investigation and following criticism of the pair by the trial judges.
"The ministry has asked the inspectorate to carry out preliminary investigations to correctly reconstruct the facts by acquiring the necessary documents," it said.
In papers filed on
Reuters reported that De Pasquale and Spadaro declined to comment on the latest development.
However,
Meanwhile, Mohammed Bello Adoke, who was the Nigerian attorney-general when the deal was signed in 2011, had earlier alleged that the Italian prosecutors hid vital evidence from the court which would have exonerated him of alleged bribery in the transaction.
Although Adoke was not on trial in
Adoke alleged that the Italian prosecutors deliberately concealed his failed N300 million mortgage transaction with
He also alleged that an email purportedly sent by him from the account of a property company mentioned in the OPL 245 payments was forged.
Adoke also alleged that a phone conversation was stage-managed to implicate him.
In it, somebody posing as Adoke was heard saying he knew the OPL 245 deal was "a presidential fraud".
Following a petition by Adoke, the police quizzed
HEDA is the Nigerian partner of the international campaigners who helped the Italian prosecutors in the OPL 245 trial.
With Agency Report
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