“The mafia, we know, still exists. It has not yet been definitively defeated. It extends its nefarious tentacles in illicit and insidious activities even at the international level. For this it is necessary to always keep a high guard ». This was stated by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, in his speech in the bunker classroom of the Ucciardone prison in Palermo where the celebrations are underway for the twenty-ninth anniversary of the 1992 Capaci massacre in which judge Giovanni Falcone and his wife Francesca died Morvillo and three men of the escort.
If the judiciary is not credible, the fight against the bosses weakens
Mattarella then underlined that if the judiciary loses credibility, the fight against bosses also weakens: “Even the only doubt that justice may not always be exercised exclusively on the basis of the law causes disturbance – these are the words of the head of state -. If the judiciary were to lose credibility in the eyes of public opinion, the fight against crime and the mafia would also weaken ”. Controversies, struggles and divisions within the magistrates do not help: “Even the mere doubt that justice does not always work in the interest of the people weakens the institution and the fight against the mafia,” Mattarella reiterated.
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Promptly address reform projects
Speaking of current events, the head of state said: «The tools available are not lacking. Continue, quickly and rigorously, to shed light on doubts, shadows, suspicions of responsibility. Reform projects should be dealt with promptly and incisively in the places to which this task is entrusted by the Constitution ”.
The mafia is more afraid of school than of justice
“The mafia – continued Mattarella – is afraid of convictions, of efficient police forces, but it fears school more than justice”.
Falcone and Borsellino, two magistrates of the highest morality
Then recalling Falcone and Borsellino, the President of the Republic expressed clear words: «They were two magistrates of great value and very high morality. Intelligence and investigative capacity were enhanced and magnified by a clear conscience, an attachment to the values of the Constitution, a sacred trust in the law and its effectiveness ». Then he added: «The mafia wanted to eliminate them not only for their competence in the fight against organized crime, for their efficiency, for their knowledge of the methods and practices of organized crime – explained Mattarella -. He also murdered them because they were symbols of legality, intransigence, courage, determination. They were a stimulus and an example for many young magistrate colleagues and for the citizens, who loved them and placed their trust and hope in them. They remained models of stimulus and example ».