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January 10, 2020 "The fight against the mafias", wrote the Prime Minister of Foggia, having been born in Volturara Appula, "must not have flags, nor political colors. It is a struggle that must see us all united in the same direction in defense of freedom. , legality and justice. Libera's demonstration is an encouraging sign. To defeat the mafias, the answer must also be clear and clear from the citizens, who must become communities because only together can the defeat be defeated ". So the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, with a letter to the "Corriere del Mezzogiorno", expresses full support for the demonstration of Libera against crime that takes place in the afternoon in Foggia."This executive - continues the premier - is on the side of those who react, of those who decide not to remain indifferent to the abuses and violence of organized crime. I think of the many magistrates who fight their silent battle every day, but also the municipalities citizens who daily struggle to defend the freedom of each of us. We have to make scorched earth around the mafia, we must make the soil fertile for the dreams and ambitions of the young people who want to stay in the South and in Italy. maximum effort to ensure greater social justice. Mafias find space for action precisely where there are no rights, opportunities and opportunities for citizens ".
"The people of Foggia - Conte continued in his letter to the newspaper - must not feel alone, because the state exists and is with them. We do not abandon Foggia just as we will not abandon any other territory, from south to north. of those who manifest today. I am at your side ".
Bari Prosecutor: "We will be there"
"Participating in the demonstration - said the chief prosecutor of Foggia Ludovico Vaccaro - means giving an important sign to the city and to the citizens. We, the institutions, the State Team is there and we are next to the city. The hope is that events like this give strength to the population to collaborate with the institutions. Only in this way will crime be managed ". With the prosecutor, the presence in Foggia was also announced of the deputy prosecutor and coordinator of the DDA of Bari, Francesco Giannella, and of the former Bari prosecutor now substitute for DNA, Giuseppe Gatti.
Also present at the event was the Governor of the Puglia Region, Michele Emiliano who stresses "defeating crime must not be an act only of the police and the judiciary", but serves the commitment of the whole society.
Don Ciotti: "We must take sides, we must not turn away"
The demonstration will begin at 3pm from Viale Candelaro 27, the place of the first murder of the year and will end at the end of Via Lanza. . “In the face of this mafia violence, one thing is certain, we must take sides - is the appeal of Luigi Ciotti, President of Libera - not to leave the victims of this violence alone, not to leave the representatives of the state, the police alone , the judiciary engaged daily in important and effective operations. So as not to leave citizens alone. We must take sides as responsible citizenship and enhance the endurance work of the many realities of that area that try to build paths of beauty and change. We must take sides to call evil by name and not turn to the other side, because evil is not only of those who commit it but also of those who assist without doing anything to counter it. All together in Foggia - Luigi Ciotti concludes - because we need courage to have more courage from everyone ".
There will be at least 300 associations
Over 300 associations will participate in the "Foggia Libera Foggia" event. A march along the streets of the city to say 'No' to crime after the escalation recorded in these early days of 2020. On January 1st the fire of the bars' Veronik 'and' New Generation Cafe '', on January 2nd the murder of Roberto D'Angelo, the day after the bomb under the car of the health manager, Cristian Vigilante, and finally, on January 7, the fire at the Chiappinelli butcher shop.
The parades will be associations, unions, entrepreneurs, traders, students and citizens. According to the organizers, representatives of the government and national politics could also arrive in Foggia even if they should not speak from the stage set up in the center. The only one to speak will be Don Luigi Ciotti, president of Libera. Numerous mayors also paraded.