It is definitely a different Italy that today celebrates the 28th anniversary of the Capaci massacre. On May 23, 1992, at 17:58 pm, the Cosa Nostra blows up a piece of motorway with TNT while three armored Fiat Croma pass by. Judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife Francesca Morvillo and the men of the escort Vito Schifani, Rocco Dicillo and Antonio Montinaro travel in the cars. On the asphalt that the explosion reduces to shreds of fire, another 23 people are injured.
With the murder of Falcone and his escort, the mafia 'collects' one of its most striking victories while Italy, astonished and shocked, understands the greatness of a man, of a magistrate who lived to defend the rule of law . A whole life dedicated to defeating not only organized crime, but above all, also the underworld represented by the 'white collar'. A fight without discounts to those connivances and complicities that allow you to infiltrate the rooms of power to do business with mafia.
Different Italy celebrates the heroes of everyday life
The health emergency due to the pandemic and the consequent ban on organizing public events changes the way we remember the sacrifice of Falcone and his escort this year. But, certainly, the emotions, the pathos, the value that we want to give to this 28th anniversary do not change. “The courage of every day”, this is the name that the Falcone Foundation and the Ministry of Education wanted to give to today's celebratory day. No marches, no events on the ship of legality.
Today only a dutiful and heartfelt tribute to those who, in these months of pandemic, have worked for the good of the community with dedication and a spirit of sacrifice. This May 23rd, therefore, will unfold on social channels through the hasthag # 23May2020, #PalermoCall Italy #FondazioneFalcone and #ilcoraggiodiognigiorno. There will be a flash-mob promoted by dozens of artists and personalities. There will be balconies full of white sheets and many Italians who from their windowsills will remember the victims of Capaci and all the mafia massacres.
#PalermocallItaly
The commemoration of the Capaci and Via D'Amelio massacres is part of a path desired by the Ministry of Education to promote educational activities aimed at the culture of respect and legality in schools. Targeted paths for active and responsible citizenship.
#PalermoCallItaly it has been built over the years also thanks to the active collaboration provided by the State Police, the Carabinieri and the Finance Police. Over the years, other important contributions have arrived thanks to the agreements signed with the National Anti-Corruption Authority (Anac), the National Anti-Mafia and Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office, the Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSM), the National Magistrates Association (Anm).
The different Italy of Cafiero de Raho
On this year's celebrations, the national anti-mafia prosecutor Cafiero de Raho recalled that this is a very important commemoration. A moment of reflection that must help young people above all to understand that the models to follow are those of those who work for the common good. They are certainly not to emulate the criminals, the mafia who seek social consensus and new followers precisely in the phases of crisis, in times when the need grows especially of the weaker groups.
What we are experiencing is a historical period marked by the health emergency and also by a very strong economic regression that exacerbates social problems. These are those moments in which the mafias must not be allowed to take advantage of the fragility of those in difficulty.
