Afragola – A macabre discovery casts a disturbing shadow over the Afragola cemetery. According to reports received by Green-Left Alliance MP Francesco Emilio Borrelli from residents, several areas of the cemetery are in serious disrepair, with damaged burial niches and, even more disconcerting, remains on display.
The complaint echoes recent findings at the monumental cemetery in Naples, where Carabinieri officers from the Poggioreale branch seized an area characterized by broken graves, exposed bones, and piles of plant debris. This parallel, according to Borrelli and Salvatore Iavarone, regional director of Europa Verde, highlights a widespread problem in the management of burial sites in the city and its hinterland.
“We immediately asked the municipal administration and the cemetery management to provide us with urgent explanations and to verify the veracity of these shocking reports, in order to put an end to this macabre spectacle,” Borrelli and Iavarone jointly declared.
The two politicians have expressed strong criticism towards the cemetery management, underlining an alleged diligence in the collection of fees by congregations and municipalities, contrasted with an unacceptable slowness when it comes to maintenance, decorum and respect for the dignity of the deceased.
"For too long, practically forever, there has been something, much more than something, that is wrong with the management of cemeteries. Both congregations and municipalities are very quick and punctual in pocketing citizens' money, but when it comes to providing for maintenance, maintaining decorum and dignity they take it easy, waiting for the deceased to turn to dust", they added in indignant tones.
The report from Afragola reopens the wound of degradation in cemeteries, raising questions about the care and respect due to the deceased and the places of their memory. We now await concrete responses from the competent authorities to remedy this situation that offends public sensitivity and human dignity.
I totally agree with what you said, but we have been talking about problems in cemeteries for years and nothing changes. I hope the authorities take this situation seriously and act accordingly.
It is truly unacceptable that in such a sacred place as the cemetery there are exposed mortal remains. Citizens deserve more attention and respect for their loved ones. Management must be improved urgently.