Oct 22 2008
Caserta — Jailed Neapolitan Mafia boss Francesco Schiavone from the powerful Casalesi clan will be denied a TV set in his cell and all high-security Mafia prisoners will be prevented from reading newspapers from the regions in which their criminal organisations operate, the Il Napoli-E Polis daily reports. Continue Reading »
Oct 22 2008
Calogero Mannino acquitted after 14 years
Palermo — A Palermo appeals court on Wednesday cleared former Christian Democrat (DC) minister Calogero Mannino of Mafia links, apparently ending a 14-year legal saga. Continue Reading »
Oct 21 2008
Rome — Italy’s anti-Mafia investigators have moved to close a top restaurant in the historic centre of Rome because of its alleged links to the Calabrian Mafia or ‘Ndrangheta. The Italian daily, Corriere della Sera, reported on Tuesday that the magistrates believe the ‘Ndrangheta is running ‘Alla Rampa’ and another 20 other lucrative businesses in Rome, including hotels, restaurants and shopping centres. But the article also makes the far more alarming claim that the Calabrian Mafia has made a pact with the Neapolitan Mafia or Camorra to divide the city and its business between them. Continue Reading »
Oct 21 2008
Reggio De Calabria — Forty-three defendants went on trial Monday from both sides of a deadly Italian mafia feud that led to last year’s slayings of six clan members in Duisburg, Germany, AFP reported. Continue Reading »
Oct 20 2008
Turncoats leaving as police and army up pressure
Naples — The Camorra clan Italy has sent the army against is feeling ”hunted” as turncoats desert it, Italian anti-Mafia police said on Monday. Continue Reading »
Oct 20 2008
THE Vatican has defended Pope Benedict’s decision to avoid direct condemnation of organised crime during a trip to an area infested by the Camorra, one of its most ruthless manifestations. Continue Reading »
