For the story, the brother of the blue sprinter is investigated, who took advantage of the faculty scheduled for the relatives of the inquisites

May 19 – 19:27 – MILAN

Filippo Tortu does not respond to Milan’s prosecutors on the case of the espionage against Marcell Jacobs. The Italian sprinter had been convened called to testify in the context of the investigation into his brother Giacomo, accused of competition in illegal interceptions, but decided to make use of the right not to respond, foreseen for the relatives of an suspect.

Tortu-Jacobs, the espionage case

The case was explosed three months ago, when, as part of an investigation by the Milan Prosecutor’s Office on illegal access to institutional databases (coordinated by the prosecutor Francesco De Tommasi) it was discovered that Giacomo Tortu would have contacted the Equalize investigation agency and, in particular, the former super policeman Carmine Gallo, who disappeared last March, to obtain information on alleged irregularities in Marcell’s anti -doping analyzes. Jacobs. The research on the Olympic gold of the 100 in Tokyo and on his staff (the coach Paolo Camossi, the manager Marcello Magnani and the nutritionist of the time, Giacomo Strone), cost about 10,000 euros and, among others, by the Vicenza hacker Gabriele Pegoraro, would not have found irregularities.

Jacobs-Tortu, the relationships

Both protagonists of this story had spoken to the Gazette of the case and the implications on their personal relationships. “I believe in tortu, but I was spied on and it’s very serious,” Marcell made his debut. “I spoke to Jacobs, we clarified. And we’re on good relationships,” Filippo replied. Since last August, however, the two have no longer crossed neither in the race nor in training.



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