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17 May 2021 Defendant for alleged wrongdoing in the immigration reception policy, for the former mayor of Riace Domenico "Mimmo" Lucano the deputy prosecutor of Locri asked for a sentence of seven years and eleven months of imprisonment.

Lucano is accused in the "Xenia" trial of conspiracy, abuse of office, fraud, extortion, embezzlement, auction disruption, ideological falsehood and aiding and abetting illegal immigration for alleged wrongdoing in the management of the migrant reception system in the center della Locride, which had become famous all over the world for the model of managing migrants. 

For Lucano's partner, Lemlem Tesfahun, the prosecutor asked for 4 years and 4 months. The prosecution then asked for three acquittals and for the other defendants sentenced with sentences ranging from a minimum of 6 months to a maximum of 7 years and 11 months. In his indictment, the Prosecutor argued, among other things, that "the defensive thesis that spoke of a 'political' trial has been denied".

Domenico Lucano, who was not present in the classroom, immediately after the end of the prosecution of the Prosecutor, commented: "The high demand is yet another demonstration that Riace and the model we had created are scary. It was a political ideal that they want to destroy . It is no coincidence that it all begins in 2016 when the progressive area opens the doors to the criminalization of solidarity in Italy and in Europe. After Salvini arrives and completes the work. It is not even a coincidence that today in Riace the welcome is still resists and the mission continues without public funds and amidst a thousand difficulties. This is the strongest answer. Today was the day of the Prosecutor's Office. But the last chapter has yet to be written ". "Some accusations - says Lucano - are completely made up.The profile they drew does not match mine. I'm not the one they want to pass "." For me - he continues - politics is an ideal. I just believed in an ideal. Every step I took had these reasons, for the redemption of the people who arrive in Riace. The prosecutor insists that I had political motivations linked to candidacies. What the prosecutor does not say is that I have never been a candidate except for the Municipality of Riace, rejecting proposals such as that of the European Parliament, policies and regional ones. At first they accused me of having made millions of euros disappear, then the theorem of the Prosecutor's Office changed because the trial showed that it was not true and so they fell back on non-existent political motivations ".For me - he continues - politics is an ideal. I just believed in an ideal. Every step I took had these reasons, for the redemption of the people who arrive in Riace. The prosecutor insists that I had political motivations linked to candidacies. What the prosecutor does not say is that I have never been a candidate except for the Municipality of Riace, rejecting proposals such as that of the European Parliament, policies and regional ones. At first they accused me of having made millions of euros disappear, then the theorem of the Prosecutor's Office changed because the trial showed that it was not true and so they fell back on non-existent political motivations ".For me - he continues - politics is an ideal. I just believed in an ideal. Every step I took had these reasons, for the redemption of the people who arrive in Riace. The prosecutor insists that I had political motivations linked to candidacies. What the prosecutor does not say is that I have never been a candidate except for the Municipality of Riace, rejecting proposals such as that of the European Parliament, policies and regional ones. At first they accused me of having made millions of euros disappear, then the theorem of the Prosecutor's Office changed because the trial showed that it was not true and so they fell back on non-existent political motivations ".The prosecutor insists that I had political motivations linked to candidacies. What the prosecutor does not say is that I have never been a candidate except for the Municipality of Riace, rejecting proposals such as that of the European Parliament, policies and regional ones. At first they accused me of having made millions of euros disappear, then the theorem of the Prosecutor's Office changed because the trial showed that it was not true and so they fell back on non-existent political motivations ".The prosecutor insists that I had political motivations linked to candidacies. What the prosecutor does not say is that I have never been a candidate except for the Municipality of Riace, rejecting proposals such as that of the European Parliament, policies and regional ones. At first they accused me of having made millions of euros disappear, then the theorem of the Prosecutor's Office changed because the trial showed that it was not true and so they fell back on non-existent political motivations ".then the theorem of the Prosecutor's Office changed because the trial showed that it was not true and so they fell back on non-existent political motivations ".then the theorem of the Prosecutor's Office changed because the trial showed that it was not true and so they fell back on non-existent political motivations ". 

"We believe that the conclusions of the prosecutor are not commented on but listened to and then reply when the defense takes the floor". This was stated by the defenders of Mimmo Lucano, the lawyers Giuliano Pisapia and Andrea Daqua at the end of the indictment of the "Xenia" trial. "In any case - add the two lawyers - we believe that the data that emerged from the preliminary hearing received by the public prosecution diverges, and by a lot, from what we have received". Therefore, we do not share the arguments and conclusions of the public prosecution that we will contest on the basis of what emerged, including documents, during the trial ".