Italy’s largest mafia trial begins
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January 14, 2021
LAMEZIA TERME, Italy: Italy’s largest mafia trial in more than 30 years opened on Wednesday, as prosecutors seek to strike a blow against the ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate, whose tentacles reach worldwide.
More than 350 alleged members of the mafia and the politicians, lawyers, businessmen and others accused of enabling them face a judge in a specially converted courtroom in the southern Calabrian town of Lamezia Terme, in the heart of ‘Ndrangheta territory.
They are accused of a web of crimes dating back to the 1990s, both bloody and white-collar, including murder, drug trafficking, extortion, money laundering and abuse of office. Anti-mob prosecutor Nicola Gratteri said it was an important day , telling reporters outside court that the trial would give the idea of what the Calabrian mafia is today no longer a mafia of shepherds dedicated to kidnapping, but a major criminal corporation . He later sat in the f
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More than 350 people will face the judge. By AFP Wednesday 13 Jan 2021, 3:33 PM Jan 13th 2021, 3:33 PM 26,310 Views 0 Comments
Preparation of the courtroom in Italy today.
Image: Valeria Ferraro/LaPresse
Image: Valeria Ferraro/LaPresse
ITALY’S LARGEST MAFIA trial in more than 30 years opened today, as prosecutors seek to strike a blow against the ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate.
More than 350 alleged members of the mafia and the politicians, lawyers, businessmen and others accused of enabling them will face a judge in a specially converted courtroom in the southern Calabrian town of Lamezia Terme, in the heart of ‘Ndrangheta territory.
They are accused of a web of crimes dating back to the 1990s, including murder, drug trafficking, extortion, money laundering and abuse of office.