Police put shipwreck captain under house arrest

A lawyer says the captain who allegedly abandoned the crippled Costa Concordia cruise liner will be released from jail and placed under house arrest.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2012 - 20:12

A lawyer says the captain who allegedly abandoned the crippled Costa Concordia cruise liner will be released from jail and placed under house arrest.

The Italian news agency Ansa quoted the defence lawyer, Bruno Leporatti, as saying a judge turned down prosecutors’ request to keep Captain Francesco Schettino in jail.

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