Downtrodden Italian film producer Vittorio Cecchi Gori will be questioned by magistrates on Thursday following his arrest for fraudulent bankruptcy.
Cecchi Gori was arrested Tuesday night for the 25-million-euro bankruptcy of his finance company Safin, through which he controlled a chain of over 100 cinema houses.
This the third time in only a few years that the film producer has been involved in a major bankruptcy.
The first time was in 2002 when he was arrested for his alleged role in the collapse of Serie A soccer club Fiorentina, which he owned at the time and where he served as chairman.
He was arrested a second time two years ago for the bankruptcy of his finance company Fimavi through which he controlled his film production empire.
Last month prosecutors asked that Cecchi Gori, together with his partner Luigi Barone, be brought to trial for the fraudulent bankruptcy of Fimavi.
Barone was also arrested Tuesday evening for his role in the Safin bankruptcy.
Cecchi Gori, 66, inherited a cinema empire that his late father Mario created in the postwar years. Together they produced a string of popular hits including Massimo Troisi's The Postman and Roberto Benigni's Johnny Toothpick.
