Palermo prosecutor Maurizio De Lucia discusses Mafia arrests during ‘Un Borgo di Libri’

The Prosecutor of the Republic of Palermo Maurizio De Luciathe man who arrested the mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro will be in Casertavecchia on October 12 at 8 p.m., in the cathedral, at “Un Borgo di Libri”, for the closing event of the festival in the medieval village, the first of the “Ex :tra” series throughout the year.

Together with him, Salvo Palazzolo, correspondent of La Repubblica, will be one of the leading experts in this field Cosa Nostra in Italy. Just before, at 7:30 p.m., the names of the mafia victims in Campania will be read out, also in the cathedral.

“Un Borgo di Libri – explains Luigi Ferraiuolo – has given a lot of space this year to the themes of justice because our territory strongly needs it: the only way to change wrong narratives and build good cultures and examples is to put them before us and talk about good practices. That’s why we asked Maurizio De Lucia and Salvo Palazzolo to come and share their experiences with us, to write living history.”

There could be no shortage of attention to the most important topic of the past year and a half: the arrest, capture and death of Matteo Messina Denaro and the resulting future of Cosa Nostra. Is the Sicilian mafia organization still a danger to the Italian state and society? De Lucia and Palazzolo, both on the front line in Palermo, the first of Italy’s most exposed parquet; the last from the trench of quality information will try to answer this question. De Lucia and Palazzolo are greeted by the President of the Tribunal of Santa Maria Capua Vetere Gabriella Casella and the Chief Inspector of Cultural and Archaeological Heritage Mariano Nuzzo.

The meeting will be moderated by “La Repubblica” journalist Raffaele Sardo. The uninterrupted reading of the names of mafia victims in Campania is carried out in collaboration with UNICEF Caserta and the Campania Coordination of Relatives of Mafia Victims, as well as Rotaract Caserta Reggia and Rotaract Luigi Vanvitelli.

“UNICEF Caserta’s commitment to supporting initiatives that, like these, can provide young people with opportunities for civic growth and social participation is constant – explains President Lia Pannitti – In this perspective, we are happy to support Un Borgo di Libri – aware of its great value of the proposed meetings and the irreplaceable value of reading”. The Campania Coordination of Relatives of Mafia Victims is also helping with the list of names.

“Making memory is a duty so that the sacrifice of just people is not in vain – emphasizes the Campania coordinator of the relatives of the victims, lawyer Giuseppe Granata, son of Raffaele murdered by the Camorra – Commemoration through culture is also a right The right to introduce young people to the values ​​of legality and fairness“.

In support of the lecture are Rotaract Caserta Reggia and Luigi Vanvitelli: “The lecture and the discussion with De Lucia and Palazzolo – explains engineer Carmine Facchini, president of Rotaract Caserta Reggia – offer us the opportunity to reflect on delicate themes like the mafia. Together we can continue to advance the culture of legality and justice.”