Getting into his car yesterday morning to go to the office, the director of La Maddalena National Park, Giulio Plastina , immediately realized that something was wrong with the vehicle's stability. He therefore headed to his trusted mechanic and, after a quick check, the mechanic informed him that all five pins on the left front wheel had been removed, while the bolts on the remaining three wheels had been deliberately loosened . "The mechanic was categorical," said Director Plastina: "He confirmed to me that it was not a fault, but a manual intervention intended to cause an accident . I was clearly told that I could have lost my life or caused a massacre. My most painful thoughts go to my son, who uses that car more than I do: it's a miracle that the irreparable didn't happen." A disturbing scenario.
Plastina has no doubt that this was "an act of intimidation carried out with full awareness of the potential for harm. I am deeply shocked and saddened by the cruelty of this act, but I want to be clear: I will not back down an inch . I will continue to carry out my work with the same determination as always." As if that weren't enough, however, there is another fact that makes the incident disturbing; also this morning, a service vehicle belonging to the organization was found in the park's garden with a broken window; someone had evidently entered it during the night, jumping over the wall or gate. Two acts that appear to be closely linked and linked to a likely unified strategy: a coordinated attack aimed at targeting the director and the institution he represents. Giulio Pastina led the organization alone for almost a year, as it lacked a president and a board of directors, assuming responsibility for several decisions. Plastina has filed a complaint regarding the incident with the local Carabinieri station. Requests have already been made to acquire video surveillance footage from Via Leopardi, where the car was parked, and from Via Giulio Cesare, the park's headquarters, in order to identify those responsible or the person responsible for the actions. Solidarity and condemnation of the act are reaching the director from institutional representatives and several citizens. Claudio Ronchi