Palermo. "The investigations show that there is internal tension within the organization, which is always high, and that there are always attempts to reconstitute the dome and who will occupy the top positions, occupied by fugitives."
This was stated by the Palermo prosecutor, Maurizio De Lucia, on the occasion of the inauguration of the Palermo judicial year, with a pressing invitation to "increase efforts" even after the capture of MI am waiting for Messina Denaro.
“Cosa Nostra – he added – is objectively in deep difficulty which also derives from the investigations carried out and which led to the capture of Matteo Messina Denaro on 16 January, but it is far from defeated”.
And he chases away the “shadows”: “It was an impeccable investigation on which I immediately felt shadows were cast. Everyone is free to express their own opinions, but speculation and conspiracy theories must stop in the face of the evidence of the facts. Some are already known, others will be.
The entire State, from the ROS to the Guardia di Finanza to the police, has achieved this historic success that I, as the district anti-mafia chief, have the duty to affirm, without speculation or conspiracy theories of any kind".
“Cosa nostra is in an objective and profound difficulty that also derives from the investigations that led to the arrest of the boss Messina Denaro. But the mafia is far from defeated. The investigative evidence tells us of the existence of a great tension between the clans that would like to attempt the umpteenth reconstitution of its central structure, the Cupola to use a term that has entered common parlance”
"The trials and investigations - he added - demonstrate the commitment of the forces and law enforcement and the magistrates who have so far put a stop to these attempts. But today the mafia is trying to fill the gaps left by the fugitive and his men. Let's be careful not to send out the wrong message".
Article published on 28 January 2023 - 14:18
