German manager Harald Espenhahn will start serving his five-year term for the deadly 2007 fire at ThyssenKrupps' Turin factory no later than July 16, diplomatic channels told Justice Minister Alfonso Bonafede Friday.
Espenhahn is among several managers to have been convicted over the blaze, which killed seven workers.
Victims' relatives had voiced fears he might continue to evade prison.
They have been fighting for justice for years.
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