Naples, the producer of Gomorrah: 'They are letting my brother die alone in prison'

Naples. "We asked the judiciary for justice, and we received justicialism. They're leaving him to die alone, worse than a dog. We, his family, can't even get near him." Speaking through his Facebook profile is Gaetano Di Vaio, actor and producer of Gomorrah, where he played the character of "Baroncino", one of the ringleaders and a loyal follower of Don Pietro Savastano. "My brother Antonio," explains Gaetano Di Vaio, "was arrested by me to save him from alcoholism, and he is currently being held "sequestered" by the Italian justice system (sixth section of the preliminary investigations judge of the Court of Naples) despite his very serious health conditions that make him incompatible with the detention regime in the Cardarelli hospital where he is guarded by four prison police officers despite his total inability to harm others. My brother has no criminal record. He was not a habitual criminal (even if he had been, the principle of law applies to everyone). We don't understand why all this fury against a man who has undergone three very serious stomach surgeries and is in constant danger of his life. Over the course of my life, "first hand," I have learned that there is a difference between norms and law. I know that It may seem strange, but a law can be just or unjust, well or badly interpreted. The law, no. Law is a lofty concept that presumes the protection of life and health in every case. I believe that Antonio Di Vaio's case should be considered from this latter perspective, treated in light of the principles of law. The investigating judge who is following my brother's case rejected the request for mitigation of the precautionary measure despite the fact that doctors and prison police (whom I thank for the humanity shown towards my brother and our family) declared him to be in desperate clinical conditions, not at all incompatible with the current precautionary measure. I remind those less familiar with the penal code that pre-trial detention is possible only if there is a concrete risk of repetition of the crime, tampering with evidence, and the risk of escape. All three hypotheses collapsed from the moment my brother underwent his first red-code stomach surgery about 15 days ago. We, naive and incapable of dealing with it, left him to the mercy of the law. "Justice." But whoever is doing this does not represent justice. Preliminary Investigation Judge, we will not stand up to your arbitrary administration of the law.
Inhuman and degrading treatment of detainees is prohibited by our democratic principles."