The Prefect of Naples, Michele di Bari, on behalf of the Minister of the Interior, has ordered the appointment of a commission of inquiry to verify possible infiltration of organized crime in the municipal administration of Poggiomarino.
The decision comes after the arrest of Mayor Maurizio Falanga and Deputy Mayor Luigi Belcuore, accused of political-mafia vote-trading. According to the investigation, Falanga made a pact with Rosario Giugliano, a Camorra boss who later became a collaborator of justice.
After the confirmation of house arrest by the Court of Appeal of Naples, Phalanga he resigned, leading to the appointment of a prefectural commissioner with the functions of mayor and council.
The access commission, which will begin its work in the next few days, will have an initial mandate of three months, extendable only once for a similar period. The objective is to ascertain the possible presence of connections between the municipal administration and organized crime, with particular attention to the management of public activities.
Car theft outside a high school prompts the prefect to tighten security in Arenella.
Naples – Increased security has been implemented in the Arenella neighborhood following the theft of a car outside the Elio Vittorini scientific high school, near Via Domenico Fontana. Naples Prefect Michele di Bari ordered an immediate increase in surveillance and control in the area. The incident, which occurred in broad daylight near the school, was…
Shooting at the Sanità hospital, the prefect: A tragic event, but the State is present
The shooting that injured two young people on the night between Saturday and Sunday in the Sanità neighborhood remains a serious incident, striking at the very heart of the city's sense of security. But the state's response, as Naples Prefect Michele di Bari assures, is there and already underway. The Provincial Committee for Public Order and Safety met inside the Church of San Vincenzo in the very neighborhood where the incident occurred, in a highly symbolic decision.
"This is a tragic event, and words must be carefully considered," the prefect emphasized, while also noting that the data portray a less alarming reality than it might appear. The crime rate related to robberies, he explained, has dropped by 50 percent, although incidents like the recent one inevitably shatter citizens' sense of tranquility. Precisely for this reason, he added, extraordinary enforcement services have already been activated, with increased local operations.
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It is a very serious fact what is happening in Poggiomarino, but it is important that there is a commission to verify the situation. I hope that this can lead to clarifications and perhaps improve the situation of the municipality.