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Why Sicilians still turn to Mafia to settle scores

Why Sicilians still turn to Mafia to settle scores © EPA Mafia boss Giovanni Brusca was arrested in Palermo in 1996 A notorious Sicilian Mafia boss responsible for some 150 murders - Giovanni Brusca - was released last week, causing much anger in Italy. He detonated the bomb that killed Giovanni Falcone, Italy s legendary anti-Mafia judge, in 1992. Here Federico Varese, Professor of Criminology at Oxford University, describes how the Mafia - or Cosa Nostra - continues to influence Sicilian life, despite the state s successes against it in recent years. Italy s use of Mafia turncoats - so-called collaboratori di giustizia - remains a crucial tool in the fight against serious and organised crime. That tool was the brainchild of Judge Falcone.

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The release of an infamous Sicilian mafia killer dubbed the people slayer sparks an outcry in Italy

The release of an infamous Sicilian mafia killer dubbed the people slayer sparks an outcry in Italy INSIDER 1 hr ago jsarkisian@businessinsider.com (Jacob Sarkisian) © Enzo Brai/Mondadori via Getty Images Giovanni Brusca was arrested in 1996. Enzo Brai/Mondadori via Getty Images Giovanni Brusca is believed to have killed over 100 people. Brusca was arrested in 1996 and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, he received a reduced sentence after agreeing to colloborate with authorities. A member of the Sicilian mafia who is believed to have murdered over 100 people has been released from prison following 25 years behind bars. Giovanni Brusca, 64, was arrested in 1996 and sentenced to life imprisonment after a life of working as the right-hand man for mafia boss Totò Riina.

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