Palermo (Sicily - Italy), 19/07/2017. "Basta depistaggi e omertà di Stato!" ("Stop red herrings and State's omertá! - "omertá is - among the Mafia - a code of silence about criminal activity and a refusal to give evidence to the police" - Source Oxforddictionaries.com) Today, to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the assassination of the anti-mafia Magistrate Paolo Borsellino and the five members of Borsellino's police "scorta" (escorts...
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Palermo (Sicily - Italy), 19/07/2017. "Basta depistaggi e omertà di Stato!" ("Stop red herrings and State's omertá! - "omertá is - among the Mafia - a code of silence about criminal activity and a refusal to give evidence to the police" - Source Oxforddictionaries.com) Today, to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the assassination of the anti-mafia Magistrate Paolo Borsellino and the five members of Borsellino's 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 one to be killed on duty), Vincenzo Li Muli, Walter Eddie Cosina and Claudio Traina a public event was held in Via D'Amelio. Family members of mafia's victims, amongst others, made speeches about their dramatic experiences, mafia's violence and unpunished crimes, and State's misdirection, silence, red herrings. 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 docufiction RAI 'Adesso Tocca A Me' (Now it is my turn - Watch it here: http://bit.ly/2w3WJUX) by G. Filippetto & F. Miccichè.

For more info & a video of the event please click here: http://bit.ly/2eQfNT3 & http://bit.ly/2eQbmrj & http://19luglio1992.com & https://www.facebook.com/agenderosse/
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