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'Ndrangheta in Sibaritide, the trial against the clan "that gets without asking" begins
Twenty will undergo the ordinary trial held before the Castrovillari court. The Abbruzzese clan is accused
Published: 09/17/2024 – 16:29
COSENZA The trial phase of the ordinary trial before the Court of Castrovillari related to the investigation called “ Athena ” has opened: coordinated by the DDA of Catanzaro. In the courtroom, the prosecution is represented by the prosecutor of the District Anti-Mafia Alessandro Riello . After the preliminary requests of the parties, the court adjourned to the next hearing, scheduled for October, when the expert in charge of transcribing the wiretaps included in the trial will be appointed.
Capillary control
Not a common criminal group but a real organization capable of baptizing children in the name of Osso Mastrosso and Carcagnosso, the three legendary knights who founded all mafias. The Abbruzzese of Cassano allo Jonio , hit by the joint operation of the police and the Carabinieri, are accused by the Catanzaro DDA of mafia-style association, association dedicated to drug trafficking, extortion, threats. A group – according to the prosecution – present in a “ capillary ” manner on the territory. The deputy prosecutor of the Catanzaro prosecutor's office Vincenzo Capomolla had emphasized – in a press conference – the ability of the Abbruzzese group to get their hands on entrepreneurial activities thanks to the alleged subservience of some entrepreneurs.
Acquittals and defendants in the ordinary trial
There are two acquittals and they concern the entrepreneur Mario Varca and Carmine Saggese. Twenty, instead, the defendants who will undergo the trial celebrated with the ordinary rite, these are Celestino Abbruzzese alias “Ciccio u zingaro”; Rosaria Abbruzzese, Gennaro Benedetto, Katia Cairo, Alessia Cerchiara, Domenico Falbo, Giuseppe Falbo, Emilio Ferrara, Tiziana Antonietta Giannicola, Marco Guidi, Luca Laino, Antonio Lo Tufo, Francesco Lo Nigro, Massimiliano Martucci, Lucia Mastrota, Rocco Milito, Giuseppe Mitidieri, Vincenzo Rovitti, Giancarlo Quintino Pio Russo, Mario Russo .
There are 58 defendants who have opted for the alternative rite: among these are Luigi Abbruzzese , considered the head of the Abbruzzese clan, Nicola Abbruzzese known as “Semiasse” and Leonardo “Nino” Abbruzzese. (fb)
