The Court of Appeal of Naples, 12th section, in the referral hearing, annulled the precautionary orders of the Court of Cassation, contested by the Prosecutor's Office and the Defense of Antonio Festa, his son Gennaro Festa (ordering the release from prison for those charges, except for detention for other titles) and Giuseppe Illiano (excluding the aggravating circumstance of the mafia method, on which the second review was to rule).
All considered guilty, according to the prosecution, of the ambush on Salvatore Cassese, the former member of the Carabinieri, now a millionaire entrepreneur, with the last one considered the instigator of the punitive expedition against him.
Therefore, the widespread and well-articulated legal reasons formulated by the lawyers Arturo Cola and Maiello for the Festas), lawyer Massimo Viscusi, lawyer Claudio Davino (for Illiano) were accepted.
The three are accused before the third section of the B Panel of the Naples court, after the referral to trial, with the trial that will begin next October 29, which sees the three accused of the crimes of attempted murder and extortion.
The Festas also face other charges of money laundering, self-laundering, counterfeiting, with the aggravating circumstance of the mafia method, making use of the intimidating force of the Contini Clan.
A major blow to the investigation carried out by the DDA of the Naples Public Prosecutor's Office on a major investigation that led to the arrests of 50 people linked in various capacities to the Contini clan.
Article published on 18 October 2024 - 21:02
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There seems to be a lot of legal complexity involved in this case. It will be interesting to see how the trial unfolds.