Addiopizo and the family of Libero Grassi, a Sicilian company that was killed by Cosa Nostra thirty years ago after having publicly denounced the extorters and refused to pay pizzoRecently organized a conference to discuss the state of civil society in Palermo and Cosa Nostra attempts to restore Convriveza and strengthen its extortion racket.
“Cosa Nostra is fragile and today denouncing extortion has become a normal act and more of which requires great courage, because it should indeed be in a civilized country. Today, it is not those requested pizzo Who are afraid, but rather Cosa Nostra who fears these traders and entrepreneurs who denounce them loudly, who act like the eyes and ears of the police. »»
Prosecutor Marzia Sabella
The prefect Giuseppe forlani explained that, although there are changes, “the classic extortion method still exists and is linked to the control of the territory”. Today, “we need a fight against racketeering with an activism of presence, thanks to concrete support on the territory by citizens and associations, even with practices such as critical consumption”.
In short, it is the city that must leave a brand, mobilize, beyond the specific state aid. The prefect also referred to a bakery with a laboratory confiscated from Zen who should have been assigned to an entrepreneur for management, “but at the last moment he retired, which is why we need a mobilization from below to help those who want to operate legally,” he concluded.
The extraordinary commissioner Nicolò, after having launched an appeal to young people, emphasizing the need to make young people aware of the knowledge of the extortion phenomenon, provided data on the aid given by the State to the victims of racketeering and wear last year on the island and in Palermo. More than 6 million euros were distributed for the benefit of racketeering and extortion victims.
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