In Italy, the head of the mafia, who had been on the run for about 30 years, was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder for being involved in the murder of a prosecutor who was leading an investigation into the mafia, in southern Sicily. Arrested.
The 60-year-old Matteo Messinadenaro, head of the Cosa Nostra Mafia in Sicily, has been arrested.
Italian police said Messinadenaro was taken into custody on the 16th while he was in a hospital in Palermo, Sicily, for treatment.
Messinadenaro was sentenced to life in prison at a trial held in his absence after being accused of being involved in the murder of two prosecutors who were leading a mafia investigation in 1992. Although he was sentenced to death, he remained on the run for nearly 30 years.
Police officials were looking for Messinadenaro as one of Italy's most wanted criminals.
Regarding this arrest, Italian Prime Minister Meloni commented on the 16th, "This is a great victory for the country, and we have shown that we will never give in to the Mafia," emphasizing the results of the investigation. bottom.