Palermo (Sicily - Italy), 19/07/2017. "Basta depistaggi e omertà di Stato!" ("Stop disinformation and omertá by the State!") (1). Public event to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the assassination of the anti-mafia Magistrate Paolo Borsellino along with five of his police “scorta” (Escorts from the special branch of the Italian police force who protect Judges): Agostino Catalano, Emanuela Loi (The first Italian female member of the police...
more »Palermo (Sicily - Italy), 19/07/2017. "Basta depistaggi e omertà di Stato!" ("Stop disinformation and omertá by the State!") (1). Public event to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the assassination of the anti-mafia Magistrate Paolo Borsellino along with five of his police “scorta” (Escorts from the special branch of the Italian police force who protect Judges): Agostino Catalano, Emanuela Loi (The first Italian female member of the police special branch and the first woman of this branch to be killed on duty), Vincenzo Li Muli, Walter Eddie Cosina and Claudio Traina. The event was held at Via D'Amelio, the road where Borsellino was killed. Family members of mafia victims, amongst others, made speeches about their dramatic experiences, mafia violence and unpunished crimes, State cover-ups, silence ('omertá'), and misinformation. Speakers included, amongst others, Vincenzo Agostino & Augusta Schiera, Salvatore & Cristina & Antonella Catalano, Graziella Accetta & Ninni Domino, Massimo Sole, Paola Caccia, Luciano Traina, Gianluca & Angela Manca, Nunzia & Stefano Mormile, Ferdinando Imposimato, Judge Nino Di Matteo. The event ended with the screening of the RAI docu-fiction, 'Adesso Tocca A Me' ('Now it's My Turn' - Watch it here:
http://bit.ly/2w3WJUX ) by G. Filippetto & F. Miccichè.
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(1) 'Omerta' is the term used in Italy to refer to the code of silence used by mafia organisations, as well as the culture of silence that is entrenched in society at large (especially among victims of mafia crimes, as they fear recriminations), about the existence of organised crime and its activities.
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