This was reported by a judicial source and confirmed by a spokesperson for the Agnelli holding company Exor, of which John Elkann is CEO.
The case concerns the inheritance left by Elkann's grandmother, Marella Caracciolo, wife of Gianni Agnelli. The judge accepted the prosecutors' request to dismiss the case against Elkann's siblings, Lapo and Ginevra.
John Elkann's lawyers said in a statement that they will appeal the decision, which they described as "difficult to understand, as it contradicts the prosecutors' requests, which were solid and well-argued for all our clients."
"We reiterate our firm belief that the allegations against John Elkann are completely unfounded and reaffirm our strong conviction that he has always acted correctly and in full compliance with the law," they said.
On September 8, John Elkann requested a probationary period of approximately one year of community service and to pay €183 million to the Italian Revenue Agency to settle the tax dispute, without this implying any admission of guilt.
The two charges for which the prosecutor's office will now have to file requests for indictment concern alleged tax fraud for the years 2018 and 2019.
The compulsory indictment does not automatically mean that there will be a trial. Prosecutors must now file a request for indictment, after which a judge will set a preliminary hearing to decide whether to send Elkann to trial or acquit him.
Meanwhile, another Turin judge has postponed the hearing to February 11 to approve Elkann's request for probation for the other charges in the case.
(Translated by Anna Uras, edited by Gianluca Semeraro)
