Mani pulite (Italian: [ˈmaːni puˈliːte]; lit. 'clean hands') was a nationwide judicial investigation into political corruption in Italy held in the early...

and a Member of the European Parliament. He was a prosecutor in the Mani pulite corruption trials in the early 1990s. Di Pietro was born in Montenero...

concluded the role of Catholicism as Italy's state religion. With the Mani Pulite investigation, starting just one year after the collapse of the Soviet...

corruption system (known as Tangentopoli) uncovered by the "Clean Hands" (mani pulite) investigation—demanded radical reforms. The scandals involved all major...

concerning the financial corruption of many of their foremost members in the Mani Pulite affair. This led to a general expectation that upcoming elections would...

scandal called Tangentopoli ("Bribe City"), uncovered by the so-called Mani pulite ("Clean hands") investigation, "rocked Italy to its core" and brought...

landscape of the early 1990s, during which Italy was gripped by the Mani Pulite investigation into political corruption, which contributed to the collapse...

In 1992, Chiesa was arrested on charges of corruption, leading to the mani pulite trials and, eventually, to a restructuring of Italian politics. In 2009...

would be exposed in the early 1990s and nicknamed Tangentopoli. With the mani pulite investigation, starting just one year after the collapse of the Soviet...

succeeded him in the aforementioned post. February 1992 saw the start of the mani pulite (Clean Hands) judicial inquiry into Tangentopoli, nationwide corruption...