MILAN (AFP) ??” Milan investigators looking into the collapse of Parmalat have drawn up a list of 26 populace linked to the Italian nourishment group who could face charges.

MILAN (AFP) ??” Milan investigators looking into the collapse of Parmalat have drawn up a list of 26 populace linked to the Italian nourishment group who could face charges, The Financial Times reported.

The British business newspaper said that the listed was made up of chiefly former Parmalat executives but also employee of auditing firms Deloitte and Touche and Grant Thorton as well as the Italian group's main lawyer.

Charges would have to be laid before March 19 for trials to win a fast-track status, according to the