Milan, 27 July (LaPresse) – “The memory of the Via Palestro massacre and the attacks on churches in Rome takes us back to one of the most dramatic chapters in the Mafia’s strategy of mass murder, which, in 1993, sought to strike at the heart of the State, the nation’s cultural and religious heritage, and civil coexistence. The Via Palestro massacre claimed the lives of Municipal Police officer Alessandro Ferrari, firefighters Carlo La Catena, Sergio Pasotto and Stefano Picerno, and Driss Moussafir, a Moroccan national. The following day, the attacks on the basilicas of St John Lateran and St George at the Velabro in Rome struck at places that symbolise our identity, sowing fear and causing numerous injuries and extensive damage to our historical and religious heritage. Mafia violence sought to bring the institutions to their knees through terror, but found a State capable of responding firmly, in the name of the rule of law and democracy.” This is what Chiara Colosimo, Chair of the Anti-Mafia Commission, posted on social media. “Years on, the duty to remember remains a concrete commitment. Remembering those victims and honouring their sacrifice means strengthening, without wavering, the fight against all forms of organised crime and reaffirming, every day, the values of justice, freedom and civil coexistence,” concludes Colosimo.
Mafia, Colosimo: “The Via Palestro massacre is one of the most dramatic episodes”
Milan, 27 July (LaPresse) – “The memory of the Via Palestro massacre and the attacks on churches in Rome takes us back to one of the most dramatic chapters in the Mafia’s strategy of mass murder, which, in 1993, sought to strike at the heart of the State, the nation’s cultural and religious heritage, and civil coexistence. The Via Palestro massacre claimed the lives of Municipal Police officer Alessandro Ferrari, firefighters Carlo La Catena, Sergio Pasotto and Stefano Picerno, and Driss Moussafir, a Moroccan national. The following day, the attacks on the basilicas of St John Lateran and St George at the Velabro in Rome struck at places that symbolise our identity, sowing fear and causing numerous injuries and extensive damage to our historical and religious heritage. Mafia violence sought to bring the institutions to their knees through terror, but found a State capable of responding firmly, in the name of the rule of law and democracy.” This is what Chiara Colosimo, Chair of the Anti-Mafia Commission, posted on social media. “Years on, the duty to remember remains a concrete commitment. Remembering those victims and honouring their sacrifice means strengthening, without wavering, the fight against all forms of organised crime and reaffirming, every day, the values of justice, freedom and civil coexistence,” concludes Colosimo.
