Papello
The Italian term papello[1] (in Sicilian: Papeddu) indicates "a long and detailed paper note, a letter or a complaint" containing indications.[2]
In Italian press since 2000s, the term is referred to the State-Mafia Pact occurred during 1990s. A copy of the papello was consigned to magistrates by Massimo Ciancimino through his lawyer, Francesca Russo, on 15 October 2009.
History
[edit]Content
[edit]The will of Cosa Nostra, then commanded by Salvatore Riina, went through Vito Ciancimino with twelve requests to the Italian state contained indeed in the papello:
- Revision of the Maxi Trial sentence;
- Abrogation of Article 41-bis prison regime;
- Revision of Rognoni-La Torre law (crime of "associazione di tipo mafioso", mafioso association);
- Reform of the law about pentiti;
- Recognition of dissociated benefits for mafia convicts;
- House arrest for people older than 70 years;
- Closure of "super-prisons";
- Imprisonment near relatives houses;
- No censorship on the relatives correspondences;
- Prevention measure and relationship with relatives;
- Arrest only in flagrante crime;
- Tax exemption for gasoline in Sicily.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ From papýrus in Latin and πάπυρος (pàpyros) in Ancient Greek, from which derive modern terms paper, papier (French) and papel (Spanish and Portuguese).
- ^ (in Italian) Papellu, quoted by Vincenzo Consolo in La parola. Corriere della sera. Archivio storico. 20 luglio 2009.
- ^ "Stato-mafia, ecco il papello". L'Espresso (in Italian). 15 October 2009. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010.
- ^ "Ecco il papello". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 16 October 2009.
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