It took seven hours in the council chamber, then the judges of the 10th criminal section of the court of Rome issued about forty sentences against heads and affiliates of the Casamonica clan, recognizing the mafia-type association. Among the alleged crimes there were also extortion, usury and illegal possession of weapons. The sentence comes two years after the start of the trial.
THE CONDEMNATIONS - The court inflicted 30 years on the boss Domenico Casamonica, one of the clan leaders. 20 years and six months for Giuseppe Casamonica; 12 years and 9 months for Luciano; 25 years and 9 months for Salvatore; 23 years and 8 months for Pasquale; 19 years and 4 months for Massimiliano. For all six the prosecution had asked for 30 years.
The investigation that gave rise to the affair was called "Gramigna" and as part of the investigation, in May two years ago, 14 abbreviated sentences and three plea agreements had been issued.
COMMENTS - The president of the Lazio Region, Nicola Zingaretti, spoke of a "historic sentence" that puts "black and white that Casamonica is equivalent to the mafia".
"I never gave up before the Casamonica clan, I never took a step back, I never feared them - added the mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi -. I have always fought for the good of the Romans with uncovered faces, I have called by name and surname those who humiliated and offended the city. I live under escort for this. The court of Rome confirmed the mafia-type criminal association. Confirmed it's mafia. This sentence does not cancel the years of abuse and violence, but it is an important result for those who live in this city. It is confirmation that the climate has changed in Rome ".
(Unioneonline / ss)
