On Thursday 16 November, Cidis Impresa Sociale received from the municipality of Giugliano in Campania the keys to the first confiscated property assigned to it. The assignment of the property located in via Ripuaria, comes after years of intense work in the territory. Through the Offices active in the territory, Cidis operators have already had the opportunity to learn about the needs of the population in a place where there are different forms of hardship and strong economic and social insecurity due to the progressive dismantling of social support measures and a general weakening of traditional systems of personal integration. Knowing these fragilities, CIDIS has already decided to qualify the confiscated property as a space open to the needs of the territory and a place of aggregation and social cohesion.
“The delivery to CIDIS Impresa Sociale of these two villas confiscated from organized crime opens a new adventure for the Association, a challenge that we welcome with the usual enthusiasm, passion and competence – declares Maria Teresa Terreri, President of CIDIS Impresa Sociale. We are aware of the great responsibility that we assume and we will work to qualify this space as a place at the service of the community, making it an extraordinary resource for integration, hospitality and social cohesion in the territory”.
The President immediately clarifies that the principles that will guide the social reuse of the asset
confiscated will be: the affirmation of the culture of legality, rights and active citizenship as necessary for the territory and an immediate connection between economic and social development and redemption of the territories that passes through the use of the asset.
"Together with the associations, the citizens of Giugliano, both Italian and foreign, the institutions, the entrepreneurs, we want to transform this space, a symbol of mafia power, into a place of welcome and social development. There are many ideas: welcome for the agricultural workers who work on our lands, for those in difficulty, for groups of young and old traveling for civil or religious commitment, for tourists discovering our territories, schools and students - continues Terreri - And again: a welcome and promotion point for those looking for meeting places with language courses, cultural events, educational play workshops for children, school camps, information and orientation activities, professional training courses, promotion of products and itineraries of the territory.
A place where citizens can meet and build together a culture of legality and active citizenship and make our communities plural, cohesive and resilient, because they are inclusive and respectful of rights. CIDIS is not new to these projects, other centers of
Intercultural services and tourist and social hospitality that CIDIS, in its many years of experience in the field of social housing and in the promotion of the rights and integration of migrant citizens, have been activated in Naples (CASA CIDIS) and are under construction in Perugia.
However, Giugliano is the first property confiscated from organised crime managed
from the association. We are also proud of this because we strongly believe that valorizing confiscated assets is good for everyone: for the institutions that affirm legality and control over crime; for the economic system that fights against unfair competition from the illegal economy and curbs an important risk factor for entrepreneurial activity; for organizations/Social Enterprises like CIDIS that manage assets by carrying out profitable activities; for citizens who rediscover trust and hope in the country in which they live. With this spirit we are about to embark on this new path. Because, as our motto says… We must start the Journey again. Always!”
Confiscated assets in Campania
There are 7686 confiscated assets in Campania, 16,50% of the total confiscated assets in Italy. The action of the Campania Region in the area of confiscated assets is defined starting from the provisions of Regional Law no. 23 of 12 December 2003, later repealed by Regional Law no. 16 of 2012 April 7 "New interventions for the valorization of assets seized and confiscated from organized crime" (as modified by subsequent regulatory interventions with regional laws 3/2018, 30/2018 and 60/2018).
Law 7/2012 sets, as general objectives, the return of confiscated assets to the community and the definition of policies aimed at promoting sustainable reuse projects capable of positive social, economic and employment impacts through the definition of social and solidarity economy networks and districts. The social reuse of confiscated assets, in fact, according to the provisions of art. 2, is recognized "as a tool for preventing and combating criminal phenomena, promoting the principles of legality, solidarity and social inclusion, an opportunity for a
model of sustainable and inclusive territorial development" and the Region promotes and supports it through an integrated system of interventions, based on the principles of legality and transparency.
The story of the confiscated property
The property confiscated from the Camorra became state property in 2016, after a long operation conducted by the DIA of Naples to dismantle the dense network of criminal relations of the association between the Petrone clan and the Cimmino clan in the area surrounding the Arenella and Vomero districts of Naples. The operation led to the arrest of Raffaele Petrone, 72, considered a top member of the Caiazzo-Cimmino clan, later convicted of simple criminal association aimed at forgery and fraud, extortion, robbery, smuggling, arson, theft, embezzlement, crimes against public administration.
Assets worth €800.000,00 were seized, including two villas in Varcaturo in Giugliano in Campania located in Via Ripuaria. Both villas were built thanks to the great influence that the Petrone Clan exercised with one of the affiliates of the Mallardo Clan of Giugliano, Sabatino Granata known as “Champagne”, one of the two was the summer residence of Raffaele Petrone, regent of the Cimmini-Petrone Clan, where he spent part of his holidays in the Phlegraean area.
Article published on November 20, 2023 - 21:26
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