Carlo De Benedetti’s arrest by Roman prosecutors earlier this week has been a painful experience for him, and one that bears grave risks for the companies which make up my group, first above all Olivetti, to which I’ve dedicated and will continue to dedicate the biggest part of my energies, he said in an open letter to the Archbishop of Ivrea: De Benedetti was responding to a previous open letter written by the archbishop in Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA’s home town, which urged De Benedetti to do whatever necessary to end the affair and diminish the potential negative consequences to the company; What has happened in the last few days appears absurd not only to me, and you have seized on the essence and the dangers, courageously divulging your opinions; the prosecutors, as is their duty, will render justice; I am calm and confident, De Benedetti’s letter said.
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