Antonino Ardizzone, the head of sport, tourism and entertainment in council executive of Sicilian town of Palagonia, was arrested by Carabinieri police on Wednesday for alleged involvement in a homicide.
The case regards the murder of Francesco Calcagno in the town of Piana di Catania in August 2017.
Ardizzone is accused of acting as a middle men between the person who wanted Calcagno dead, in order to avenge him having killed another person, and members of the 'Stidda' mafia in order to find a hitman.
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