Afragola - A macabre discovery casts a disturbing shadow over the Afragola cemetery. According to reports from residents to Green-Left Alliance MP Francesco Emilio Borrelli, several areas of the cemetery are in serious disrepair, with damaged burial niches and, even more disconcerting, remains on display.
The complaint echoes what was recently discovered in the monumental cemetery of Naples, where the Carabinieri of the Poggioreale company seized an area characterized by broken tombs, exposed bones, and accumulations of plant debris. A parallel that, according to Borrelli and Salvatore Iavarone, territorial manager of Europa Verde, highlights a widespread problem in the management of burial sites between cities and the 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.
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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's been something, much more than something, wrong with the management of cemeteries. Both the congregations and the municipalities are quick and punctual in pocketing citizens' money, but when it comes to maintenance, maintaining decorum and dignity, they take it slow, waiting for the dead to turn to dust," they added indignantly.
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.
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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.