Mani pulite

Mani pulite (Italian for clean hands) was a nationwide Italian police investigation into political corruption held in the 1990s. It led to the demise of the so-called First Republic, resulting in the disappearance of many parties. Some politicians and industry leaders committed suicide after their crimes were exposed. The corruption system that was uncovered by these investigations was usually referred to as Tangentopoli, or "bribeville".

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Tangentopoli began in February 17, 1992, when judge Antonio Di Pietro had Mario Chiesa, a member of the Italian Socialist Party, arrested. It was the start of his Mani pulite (clean hands) investigation. News of political corruption began spreading in the press.

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Bettino Craxi, denying speculation about nationwide corruption, called Mario Chiesa mariuolo, or "villain", a "wild splinter" of the otherwise clean Italian Socialist Party.

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