“Paolo Borsellino, like Giovanni Falcone and other magistrates, was killed by the mafia because, with professionalism, rigor and determination, he had dealt a very hard blow, revealing its organizational structure and criminal activity.
The mafia feared them because they had shown that it was not unbeatable and that the Republic was capable of defeating it with the force of law. On the thirtieth anniversary of the terrible attack in via D’Amelio, I wish to pay homage to his memory and to that of the agents of his escort, Emanuela Loi, Agostino Catalano, Walter Cosina, Vincenzo Li Muli, Claudio Traina, who lost their lives with him due to of their commitment in defense of the legality of democratic institutions. “This was stated by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, on the thirtieth anniversary of the Via D’Amelio massacre.
“Paolo Borsellino was firmly convinced that the fight against the Mafia could be effectively achieved not only through criminal repression, but above all thanks to a radical cultural change, to a commitment to civil regeneration, starting with school and society. to renew this commitment in the tenacious pursuit of the value of the law, of the denial of compromise, of acquiescence and indifference that open the way to oppression “, continues the Head of State.
“His memory requires us to look at reality with a spirit of truth, from which the whole community cannot ignore. That longing for truth that is indispensable in the courtrooms so that the trials still underway fully disclose the responsibilities of that cruel attack and of the obscure attempts to divert the investigations, thus allowing the country to shed light on its past and to be able to progress in the present.With this spirit and in the indelible memory of Paolo Borsellino, I renew the feelings of of gratitude and closeness of the whole country “, he concludes.
Source: Ansa
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