No extraordinary permission to visit his sick wife . Third no in a few months for the boss of Belmonte Mezzagno, Benedetto Spera, after those to the request for deferment of the sentence and the granting of a bonus permit. Spera, 89 years old, head of the district arrested in 2001, is one of over 230 Sicilian mafiosi detained in 41 bis .

He hasn't met his now bedridden wife for some time. The National Anti-Mafia Directorate, the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Palermo Police Headquarters have given a negative opinion: Spera is socially dangerous and could reactivate contacts with Cosa Nostra . His lawyer, Maurizio Di Marco, contests the decision of the Milan Surveillance Magistrate: the prisoner must be put in a position to maintain family relationships in a rehabilitative way. To the request he attached precedents favorable to prisoners.