More than 20 high-ranking officials of “Cosa Nostra” were released from prison during the last three months due to “good behavior”. The relatives of the victims of the Sicilian mafia are outraged by this. – This is a fatal blow in the fight against the mafia, – says Salvatore Borsellino, brother of the legendary judge Paolo Borsellino, whom Cosa Nostra killed in 1992.
More than 20 high-ranking Cosa Nostra members, some in senior positions, have been released from Italian prisons in the past three months. According to The Guardian, most of them have never given up on the Sicilian mafia and have always refused to cooperate with the justice system. because of good behavior.” The families of the victims of Cosa Nostra oppose the release of members of this organization from prison. – It is extremely dangerous to release prisoners who have always refused to cooperate with the justice system. This is a death blow in the fight against the mafia, said Salvatore Borsellino, brother of the legendary judge Paolo Borsellino, who was killed by Cosa Nostra in 1992, as cited by the Guardian. – These bandits leave the prison to regain power in the mafia, – he added. – Moreover, they will have even more prestige among the members of the mafia and supporters of Cosa Nostra, because they will be proud that they never said anything while they were in prison and did not mention the names of other members of the organization, – he emphasized. And Nino Morana Agostino, the cousin of policeman Nino Agostino, who was killed in 1989 with his wife Ida, who was five months pregnant, said in an interview with La Repubblica that “to release them is a bad signal.” – We cannot lower our vigilance in the fight against the mafia or underestimate it. The mobsters who were sentenced to life imprisonment and are now out on parole still harbor dark secrets about unsolved mafia murders that they still refuse to admit, he added.
Expert: mobsters use “good behavior” provisions
Federico Varese, a professor of criminology at Oxford University and author of The Mafia Life: Death, Money and Love, said mafia members use “good behavior” laws to get them released early. – The prison administration does not consult with the prosecutor to understand how dangerous it is to return them and make a decision in their favor. Their mass return would help reorganize Cosa Nostra, he said, citing the Guardian. The Guardian reminds that last October the mafia boss was released on parole from the Acquasanta district in Palermo after the court “recognized him as a model prisoner”. Gatolo and his brother Vincenzo, who were convicted of murder, ordered the name. the “death chamber”, i.e. the room where the victims were strangled on the orders of the then head of Cosa Nostra, Salvator “Totò” Riina. A week ago, Giuseppe Corona, who had been in custody since 2018 and was awaiting trial, was released because the maximum time he could have spent in prison under Italian law had passed. – You will join the Sicilian mafia for life, – emphasized Federico Varese. SEE ALSO: Award-winning nun arrested. To act as an intermediary in criminal gang relations
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