Roma - The Court of Cassation said inadmissible the appeal filed by the Attorney General's Office of Naples against the acquittal of Luigi Moccia, considered in the first instance as the head of the Moccia clan from Afragola.
With this decision, the judges have put an end to a long judicial affair, confirming the acquittal sentence issued by the Court of Appeal of Naples a year ago, which had overturned the sentence of 20 years in prison inflicted in the first degree.
An appeal "without requirements": the Supreme Court blocks the Prosecutor's Office.
The appeal of the Prosecutor's Office has been judged inadmissible for formal deficiencies, a technical term indicating the impossibility for the Court to examine the request due to the lack of legal prerequisites.
From the 2018 mega-operation to the acquittal on appeal
The judicial history of Luigi Moccia begins in January 2018, when he was arrested in a maxi-raid which led to prison 45 Guests accused of Camorra association, extortion and money laundering.
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In first trial, Moccia was sentenced to , but in 2023 the Court of Appeal he acquitted him with full formula ("for not having committed the crime"), together with the entrepreneur Dominic Freed and Easter Puzio, initially considered another promoter of the clan. The sentences for other defendants were confirmed, including Philip Iazzetta, brother-in-law of Moccia (4 years), and Antonio Franzese (10 years).
Moccia remains in prison for other convictions
Despite the final acquittal on this charge, Luigi Moccia remains detained for other pending convictions. His defense, however, is happy with the conclusion of a proceeding that lasted six years. «It was a complex legal battle – concludes the lawyer Senese –, but in the end justice took its course».
With this ruling, the Court of Cassation has therefore scored a definitive point on one of the most discussed cases of Neapolitan organized crime.
Comments (1)
The decision of the Court of Cassation regarding the acquittal of Moccia was very complex and difficult to understand for non-experts. It seems that there are many legal issues that have not been well clarified. Let's hope that justice can find a balance.