Salerno - A new and dramatic chapter has unfolded in the trial for the murder of Angelo Vassallo, the fishing mayor of Pollica, killed on September 5, 2010, with nine gunshots.
On the morning of the hearing, at the Salerno Court, the Public Prosecutor uttered words that would weigh heavily on the credibility of the institutions: "We found no silence, but a lack of humanity."
A statement that goes beyond the technical nature of an investigation, becoming a true moral indictment of the state and its institutions. A statement that reopens unhealed wounds and recalls the many grey areas, omissions, and delays that have marred the search for the truth about the death of an administrator who championed legality.
The prosecutor has requested that all defendants be sent to trial. This includes the Carabinieri colonel. Fabio Cagnazzo; the entrepreneur Giuseppe Cipriano; the former justice collaborator Romolo Ridosso, of the eponymous clan in Scafati, accused of orchestrating a cover-up involving Cagnazzo himself; the former Carabiniere Lazzaro Cioffi, believed to be close to the Fucito clan.
The Foundation: "The State must show humanity, which was lacking in Angelo's case."
The reaction of the Angelo Vassallo Sindaco Pescatore Foundation was immediate and full of indignation. President Dario Vassallo, Angelo's brother, broke the veil of tolerance accumulated over fourteen years of waiting:
"There is no longer a time for silence. Our land, its citizens, and Angelo's memory deserve respect. Angelo was left alone, both before and after his murder. The Cilento system has also harnessed consciences. The State must demonstrate humanity and responsibility."
For the Foundation, the prosecutor's statement isn't simply a investigative finding: it's an acknowledgement that Angelo's institutional solitude isn't the result of chance, but of a climate that allowed serious matters—such as the drug trafficking that Vassallo himself denounced—to continue undisturbed.
Dario Vassallo calls on the State to finally take a decisive step: "We need a concrete signal: speed up the investigation and ensure justice is served without further delay. Inertia and silence can no longer trample on those who have sacrificed everything for the common good."
“The Cilento System is a State within a State”
Dario's words are echoed by the Foundation's Vice President, Massimo Vassallo, who raises the alarm: "The Cilento System, as we have defined it, is a state within a state. The Anti-Mafia Commission and the established Committee must continue their work quickly. There is no more time to waste: community, legality, and memory are at stake."
A clear stance aimed at preventing further delays, further omissions, further silence. Presence in the courtroom: not a ritual, but an act of civil vigilance.
The Foundation confirms that it will follow each individual hearing, day after day.
Not as a symbolic gesture, but to ensure that justice is not reduced to a depersonalized procedure: "Justice is a moral and civic duty to the community. The truth cannot wait any longer."
An affair that weighs on the country's conscience
The murder of Angelo Vassallo isn't just a legal case: it's an open wound in the relationship between citizens and the state. A mayor whose decisions—against illegal building, against criminal interests, for coastal protection, and for administrative transparency—had alienated those who saw legality as an obstacle to their strategies.
Today, years later, the prosecutor's words resonate as an indictment of the lack of accountability that surrounded the entire affair.
Because the truth is not just a right of family members: it is a debt the State owes to a public servant who paid for his commitment with his life.
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