A space dedicated to the journalist who passed away in July has been inaugurated in Bologna. Via QR Code you will be able to read his articles on the Ustica massacre published in the Corriere della Sera.
Andrea’s walla space dedicated to Andrea Purgatori it was inaugurated today, Thursday 1 February, in Bologna, on the occasion of the anniversary of the birth of the Corriere della Sera journalist, who passed away last July. «Happy birthday Andrea» is the title of the initiatives that were held today and which saw the highlight at 12.30 with the inauguration of the Wall in the Zucca park, in via Salicetoright in the garden in front of the Museum for the Memory of Ustica which preserves the remains of the wreck of the DC9 Itavia. Mayor Matteo Lepore con Daria Bonfietti, president ofAssociation of relatives of the victims of the Ustica massacre and the deputy director of Corriere della Sera, Fiorenza Sarzanini, they dedicated the wall and the plaque to Purgatori, from which, thanks to a QR Code, it is possible to consult all the articles written by the journalist in the Corriere della Sera on this topic. Also present at the ceremony were the president of the National Order of Journalists, Carlo BartoliSecretary Paola Spadari and the treasurer Gabriele Dossena, former colleague of Purgatori at the Corriere. They also intervened Vittorio Di Trapanipresident of the Fnsi, Giuseppe Giulietti national coordinator of Art.21. “Andrea Purgatori, despite not being a citizen of Bologna, in all his activities embodied our spirit: the constant fight for truth and justice, which for us means the fight for democracy and above all means the dignity of the Italian Republic ”, said Mayor Lepore”. Daria Bonfietti recalled the importance of Andrea Purgatori for the relatives of the victims “because he tried not to get fooled. Andrea’s importance is also that of having been able to maintain doubt, the worm and tried in every way to bring out the truth”.
Also moving is the memory of his children, Vittoria and Edoardo, who describe the wall dedicated to the journalist as “a place for our family to thank, which makes us very proud”. Bologna’s embrace “is a source of pride – he added – and it is a way to cement the relationship and bond that has existed for a lifetime between the families of the victims and our father, regardless of the work he has done” .
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