“TikTok is the mafia’s showcase.” The chief prosecutor of Naples, Nicola Gratteri, interviewed at “Timeline” on Rai 3, launched a new alarm on the risks linked to the use of social media by criminal organizations.
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“They show themselves as rich, with designer labels, with lots of money and say 'we are the new model, do you want to become like us?'”, Gratteri explained. “Unstructured young people find themselves wrapped up and think that this is their future.”
A dangerous and misleading message, which fuels mafia culture and undermines the foundations of society. "For mafiosi, social media is a challenge to institutions, an expression of arrogance", underlined the prosecutor of Napoli.
But there is another problem to address: distrust in justice. “People often don't report because they don't trust”, said Gratteri. “Often we as law enforcement and magistrates are not credible, we are unable to convey trust. It is above all our problem.”
A delicate and complex issue, which requires a concerted effort to combat organized crime and strengthen the sense of legality.
“I have been living under escort for 35 years, I haven't been to the seaside for 30. To resist you have to believe that what you do is useful: for thousands of people you are the last resort, so resist any pri“vation”.
“Borsellino died knowing he was going to die. When he became the Attorney General of Palermo, we all knew he would be killed, him first. It was a countdown: this is the greatness of Borsellino.”
“I am worried about the arrival of Fentanyl”
“I am worried because at the end of the year Fentanyl will arrive significantly, in the USA it is causing more deaths than the war in Vietnam, it was the second topic when Biden and Xi Jinping met. It will also arrive in Europe and we need to equip ourselves but it is difficult because it is a synthetic drug”.
"If you analyze the Tiber and Arno rivers you find significant traces of cocaine. The increase in drug addicts in Italy and Europe is continuous, there is an increase in deaths from heart attacks of 40-50-60 year olds due to cocaine use, which is less shocking because there is no needle".
Article published on March 10, 2024 - 10pm
