On this day, the Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate, Giovanni Falcone, was brutally assassinated by the Corleonesi Mafia clan. 400 kilograms of explosives were detonated in a culvert under the road as he drove down the A29 motorway near the town of Capaci on his way home. The blast killed Falcone and his wife and three police officers. Falcone spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the power of the Sicilian Mafia, and his innovative investigative techniques and working relationships with colleagues abroad brought important results both nationally and internationally. He also played a vital role in Palermo’s informal Antimafia Pool, created by Judge Rocco Chinnici. Falcone is best remembered by his famous phrase, “He who is silent and bows his head dies every time he does so; he who speaks out and walks with his head held high dies only once.”
Thanks in late for this; I remember the day; I was with a good friend of mine , a Sicilian studying as lawyers.
How much we cried when we got the news!
It was a tragic day for the Falcone family, for Sicily and for Italy.
About one month ago I visited “The Garden of Memory”, located next to the point where the highway exploded. I met Antonio Vassallo, the first witness to arrive at the site of the explosion, and I was impressed by his story.
Thank you for this tribute🙏🏻
It’s a date, I believe, that is imprinted in the collective memory. I remember very well the shock when the news and the horrific images were first released on television.
So do I.
Thank you prof🙏
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