Posted AT 6:00 AM EDT on 16/01/08
Italian justice minister quits over arrest order for wife
ROME — Italy's justice minister quit on Wednesday over an arrest order for his politician wife, a move that could threaten Prime Minister Romano Prodi's government because it depends on his party for a majority in parliament.
“I am resigning because between love for my family and for power, I choose the former,” Clemente Mastella said in a speech to parliament after the arrest order was issued as part of a corruption investigation.
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