Ciro Mariano, the boss of the Spanish Quarters, returns to prison.
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Ciro Mariano, the leader of the Spanish Quarters, is back in prison. The 68-year-old, who had been the protagonist of a sensational release in 2018 after 31 years of detention, was arrested on October 13, 2023 to serve a definitive sentence of life imprisonment.
With the final conviction of Ciro Mariano, - as reported by Il Roma - the boss of the Spanish Quarters, the circle of investigations into the Good Friday massacre, which took place on March 29, 1991 in Sant'Anna di Palazzo, has been closed. Mariano was sentenced to life imprisonment for being the instigator of the massacre, which cost the lives of three people.
The Camorra war between the Mariano clan and a fringe of secessionists, led by Salvatore Cardillo and Antonio Ranieri, began on March 24, 1991 with the murder of Ciro Napolitano and the wounding of Vincenzo Romano, regent of the clan as Ciro Mariano's right-hand man. In revenge, the Mariano clan organized and carried out the Good Friday massacre, in which three men who had never been affiliated with the Camorra were killed.
Mariano, who was in prison at the time of the attack, was arrested pursuant to a detention order issued by the Attorney General's Office.
On March 29, 1991, three people who had never been affiliated with the Camorra were killed in Sant'Anna di Palazzo
The arrest warrant was issued by the Attorney General's Office Napoli and notified to the investigators of the police station's mobile squad and the provincial command carabinieri. Mariano was picked up from his home in Cariati and taken to prison.
Mariano, nicknamed “il Picuozzo”, was one of the most powerful bosses of the Neapolitan Camorra. He led his clan for decades, participating in two bloody Camorra wars that devastated the Spanish Neighborhoods. In 2018, after 31 years in prison, he returned home on probation.
His release had caused a great outcry, with much celebration from family and friends. However, in the meantime new pending legal issues emerged, which led to his new arrest.
Mariano is married with five children and has been a widower since last year.
Article published on 15 October 2023 - 06:38
