The arrest of Messina Denaro and the 2 victories of the Italians
The war against the mafia continues, but Italians can rejoice twice: for the capture of Messina Denaro and because the state exists. Federico Guiglia's notebook
Thirty years, twenty convictions and dozens of murders later, even Matteo Messina Denaro, the last Godfather of the massacre season still at large, ends up in the net of an ever so commendable operation by carabinieri and magistrates.
The fugitive was unable to react to the arrest , and not because he was sick with cancer and being treated, under a false name, at a clinic where he was first identified and then captured. His resigned delivery, accompanied by the immediate admission that he was the great criminal they were looking for, is the best recognition the state has won.
For mafia bosses used to fleeing and always rebelling against the authorities in a life that for them is marked by dirty deals and connivance, the unconditional surrender to those who have been chasing you for so long is the salient fact of the news that made around the world. Now the ghost boss will end the rest of his days in prison with his real name and no more cover.
BEYOND MESSINA DENARO: THE WAR AGAINST THE MAFIA MUST CONTINUE
But if the state can close the chapter of the bloodiest era of Cosa Nostra, the war must continue.
Because mafia crime has in the meantime also acquired other paths and denominations, as taught by the development of the 'Ndrangheta with its international connections and its presence and influence even in the North. Economic conditioning under the banner of illegality, intimidation, the illicit power exercised over individuals and communities are the hidden evil of today's mafias. To be eradicated with the same rigor and vigor shown with the arrest of the Godfather who was there, but no one saw. On which – here is the other task to which the State is now called -, we need to investigate down to the last accomplice to understand why such a criminal could enjoy so much impunity while remaining in his native Sicily and in other parts of the country.
HELP FROM THE BOURGEOISIE?
"Part of the bourgeoisie helped him", the prosecutor of Palermo, Maurizio De Lucia has already denounced. And then: who protected him? How did the principal wanted by the police in Italy manage to seek treatment in public hospitals without attracting attention or arousing suspicion? Has the Invisible Man enjoyed extra-criminal cover-ups, and which ones? All its secrets to reveal, to unmask aiders and supporters.
The war, in fact, continues. But in the meantime the Italians can rejoice twice: for the capture of number one and because the state exists.
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This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/arresto-messina-denaro-vittoria-stato/ on Fri, 20 Jan 2023 06:16:50 +0000.