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May 23, 2021 "Today's ceremony brings our mind back to the dismay of that May 23, the unprecedented ferocity of how the existence of women and men was erased left our country in dismay, sowing anguish and pain. It was a very hard blow. inflicted on democracy, a wound still open for the national community and for the families of the victims ". These are the words of Luciana Lamorgese, Minister of the Interior, who spoke at the Lungaro barracks in Palermo, during the celebrations for the anniversary of the Capaci and via d'Amelio massacres for the unveiling of the new case in which the remains of the Fiat are kept. Croma Quarto Savona 15.
"The tangle of these sheets is not the symbol of a defeat, but represents the beginning of a great page of civil redemption. Not only the hand of justice has risen against the mafia, it has not been just years of strenuous conflict by the forces of order - continues Lamorgese - the Capaci massacre marked the beginning of a civil revolt, a spurt of rebellion against the Mafia's claim to stand as an antagonist of the state, posing as a great threat as terrorism was ".
"The flourishing in Palermo in Sicily and then throughout the country - concluded the Minister of the Interior - of initiatives animated by the intent to give voice to an honest Italy, proud of its repudiation to the mafia, is the most mature fruit in sight of a liberation from mafia blackmail, the unstoppable drying up of the popular consensus of the mafia and its illusion of eternity. It is a long road that does not admit shortcuts, we must all remain united to follow it to the end, without anyone being left alone " .
#Lamorgese today in Palermo for the 29th anniversary of #stragediCapaci and via D'Amelio.
The deposition of the Crown at the commemorative stele on the A29. # 23 May #dicosasiamoCapaci pic.twitter.com/pqs0fprmi0
- Il Viminale (@Viminale) May 23, 2021
Cartabia: "Falcone was looking for the economic strength of the mafia"
"Falcone's work was extraordinary, he went in search of the economic strength of the mafia. But it is also often seen in the documents that represent him chasing all the endorsements of the checks and that led him to develop the awareness that it was necessary to work internationally to defeat organized crime. When he came to the ministry in 1991 he began a phase of international cooperation whose results we see now: it was really a short but very fruitful period. The new European prosecutor is a legacy of Giovanni Falcone ". This was said by the Minister of Justice, Marta Cartabia, in the bunker of the Ucciardone. "At the United Nations last October - he added - a resolution dedicated to Judge Falcone was approved in which theattention to the risk that organized crime will still flourish in these socio-economic conditions tried by the pandemic and mostly with the inflow of money that will come with the Recovery Fund. Falcone was the first to understand that criminal protection of financial interests was needed at European Union level ".
Giannini: "This day reminds us of who we are"
"This day reminds us of who we are". Thus the Chief of Police, Lamberto Giannini, at the Lungaro Barracks. "I am participating in these celebrations for the first time, in memory of those who gave their lives to give the country justice and freedom. I express my sincerest feelings of closeness to the fallen", he added.
Palermo Mayor: "Wound still open for the town"
"The Capaci massacre - said the
mayor
Leoluca Orlando - is still an open wound for our country. The tangle of these sheets is also a symbol of a civil and cultural recovery that , together with the commitment of the institutions, it has profoundly changed the city by removing it from the government of the Mafia business political power system ".
Questore Palermo: "Caserma Lungaro, a place that has sacredness"
"This place for the policemen of Palermo is a place of memory, full of a profound meaning that challenges each of us policemen on the choice of service and life, making it stronger every day. A place that carries within itself a sacredness expressed in symbols: the tricolor, the plaque and the reliquary containing what remains of the Quarto Savona 15 ". These are the words of Leopoldo Laricchia, commissioner of Palermo, who spoke at the Lungaro barracks, during the celebrations for the anniversary of the Capaci and via d'Amelio massacres.
Anm: "We live in dark times but courts are glass houses"
"Your sacrifice was not in vain, it awakened guilty dormant consciences, gave birth to a new resurgence, which starting from the South, from the magical land of Sicily, crossed the country, like a lifeblood that from Capaci has sprinkled our wonderful Italy. Today we need to resume the journey, we are living in dark times, but we are aware that having you ideally beside us, we will all make it together ". This is a passage from the message addressed to Francesca Morvillo and her husband Giovanni Falcone, the magistrates who died in Capaci, and read just before the start of the work of the second day of the Cdc dell'Anm which falls precisely on the 29th anniversary of the massacre. " you have taught us to be strong, shielding us with Our toga, to which we dedicate every day our energy,ready to defend it with all our strength from those who dare to step on it. A Judiciary made up of young Judges exposed on the front line in the fight against the mafias, men and women united by the only desire to ensure justice to citizens, who live in the Courts and in the Courts, like glass houses that we want clear and transparent, where the wrongs , by whomever committed, they are repaired by the force of the law ".are repaired by the force of the law ".are repaired by the force of the law ".
Vedova Montinaro: "Thought of my husband walking with me and my children"
"May 23 for 29 years is an important date engraved in the mind of the community, which nothing and no one can erase". Thus Tina Montinaro, wife of Antonio, escort leader of Giovanni Falcone who died on 23 May 1992 in the Capaci massacre, speaking at the Lungaro barracks in Palermo, and president of the association 'Quarto Savona 15', name of the radio acronym attributed to the men who they defended the magistrate. "Men who believed in the state", remarked Montinaro who then, addressing the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, present at the Lungaro, added: "The TNT has entered my house but since then the eyes, my husband's heart and thoughts walk through me and my children. "