There are glimpses of a loosening of the harsh prison regime for Domenico Belforte, head of the clan of the same name active in the Caserta area, between Marcianise, Capodrise and the capital.
Belforte has been held under the 41bis regime since 2007 and in prison since 1998. The Court of Cassation overturned the order issued on April 16 by the Rome Surveillance Court, which had rejected Belforte's written appeal, after the Minister of Justice had extended the 41bis regime for two years the previous September.
Accepting the appeal presented by the defense attorney of Belfry, Mariano Omarto, the Supreme Court referred the proceedings to the Surveillance Court of Rome, but to a different section than the one that had previously decided.
The reasons for the decision are not yet known, but the cancellation and postponement raises Belforte's hopes. In his appeal, Belforte claimed to be claustrophobic, stating he couldn't handle spending 22 hours in a cell, as required by the 41bis regime.
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Furthermore, he had expressed his willingness to collaborate in finding the body of a murdered woman, maintaining that he and his wife were not involved in the murder of their lover.
The Rome surveillance judges rejected the appeal because, in their opinion, "Belforte continues to hold a leading role and has shown no signs of remorse or definitive detachment from the criminal logic of the clan he originated from."
Furthermore, they believed that Belforte was "incessantly trying to convey orders and instructions for criminal actions to free or detained associates."
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