Italy does not stop in the fight against the mafia
Il 21 March is celebrated the Day of Remembrance and Commitment for Mafia Victims.
Commemorations, memories on the occasion of the day of remembrance and commitment to the victims of the mafia
It is an occasion to remember, during the first day of spring, all the innocent victims of Mafia. Widows, children without fathers, mothers or brothers. Relatives of known victims, whose name immediately draws a strong emotion. Family members whose name says little or nothing.
For this reason it is a civil duty to remember them one by one. And our beautiful country fully participates in this. The first day of spring was chosen so that on that day of awakening of nature the "spring of truth and social justice" is renewed.
Mafia: it's not just a problem in the South but it affects everyone!
The mafia, as our President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella has already said on the occasion of the celebration held in Locri, is a struggle that affects everyone. A fight that absolutely must not stop. It must focus on the "gray zone", the swamps of the arbiter of corruption in which it thrives. It is still strong. Very strong. It is all too present.
Italy has made many steps forward. And it absolutely must not stop. He must continue to fight because the mafia is a universal phenomenon. The fight against the mafia is a duty. A moral and civil need. A necessity for everyone. As Giovanni said Falcone, “The mafia cannot stop at a single room, but must involve the entire building”.
Italy and all of us Italians, coming from North, South, Central Italy, must all fight together. And above all, do not be overwhelmed or deceived by corruption because the chorror she is the mother of all mafia crimes. Among the victims of mafia atrocities there are not only those who have opposed it. The mafia spares no one.
Giovanni Falcone, Paolo Borsellino, Boris Giuliano: three names and only one place in our collective imagination
Speaking of the Mafia, our collective imagination immediately leads us to the victims who made the history of our country. Witnesses to a tragedy that has affected the entire people.
First of all Falcone and Borsellino. An inseparable pair. Two great men very united in life. Linked by a profession that was a mission for them: to free civil society from the oppression of an incurable disease. The Mafia. It is born, lives and thrives in the same nourishing mood produced by Sicily.
The tragic and horrible end of Falcone and Borsellino merged them together. They fought until the end of their lives against the mafia in Italy and internationally.
Falcone was murdered along with his wife and his escort men in the Massacre of Capaci.
Borsellino, on the other hand, was murdered together with his escort agents in the Massacre of Via d'Amelio. Also Boris Julian left an indelible mark on Sicily. Italian policeman, head of the Palermo Mobile Squad, was assassinated by "Don Luchino", an Italian criminal linked to the Cosa Nostra. It should also be remembered Except Lima. Italian politician, Sicilian parliamentarian of the DC killed by the Cosa Nostra.
Don Giuseppe Puglisi, Italian priest. Victim of the Cosa Nostra.
Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, Italian general and prefect killed during a mafia ambush together with his wife and his escort agent.
Fat Free, an Italian businessman killed by the Cosa Nostra after opposing a request for protection money. It became a symbol of the fight against crime.
The Mafia must be fought all together. We must fight above all for respect for our personal freedom. We must not become slaves to an atrocious phenomenon that takes away our freedom, our hope.
