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03 September 2019 "On the thirty-seventh anniversary of the Via Isidoro Carini massacre, I renew my country's homage and my personal tribute to the Prefect Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, Mrs. Emanuela Setti Carraro and agent Domenico Russo, victims of mafia barbarism" . The president of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, says this.

"An attentive and far-sighted innovator - he writes -, General Dalla Chiesa was moved by a deep trust in the State and in his ability to defeat the enemy organizations of republican security and legality, even the most devious and pervasive; he rejected the myth of invincibility of the Mafia as well as, in his previous experiences, he had never accepted that one could give up or back away from terrorist violence, his determination, supported by a profound ethical and institutional sense, resulted in original working methods and organizational models, that have guided the work of successive generations of servants of the State ".

"His sacrifice - states the Head of State - was the seed of a strong civil reaction which - also through new regulatory instruments - produced a significant increase in the ability to respond to and combat Mafia violence. I am particularly fond of Emanuela Setti Carraro and Domenico Russo, their example of courage and generous dedication is common to many men and women who, even today, for family or professional reasons, consciously share the risks and concerns of those exposed to protection of freedom, legality and justice. In this spirit, I renew the sentiments of solidarity and closeness of myself and of the entire national community to the Dalla Chiesa, Setti Carraro and Russo families. "

The ceremony in Palermo
Rita, Nando and Simona Dalla Chiesa attended the ceremony in Palermo, in Via Isidoro Carini, where 37 years ago the general, his wife Emanuela Setti Carraro and agent Domenico Russo were assassinated. Rita Dalla Chiesa has embraced for a long time with the prefect Antonella De Miro. Present several civil military and institutional authorities including the Undersecretary for the Interior, Luigi Gaetti.

Ultimo's ticket
The carabinieri let it be known that the message of Captain Ultimo, Sergio De Caprio, was repositioned in the tombstone in memory of General Dalla Chiesa, in Via Isidoro Carini, in Palermo, the site of the massacre, where the ceremony for the 37th was held this morning / anniversary The message, written on a white sheet, had appeared before the ceremony began alongside the laurel wreath of the Presidency of the Republic, but then disappeared. We learn that the message was moved from the ceremonial "for practical reasons" and that it was then repositioned at the end of the ceremony.