According to the British "Daily Mail" reported on January 18, on January 13, a trial against members of the Italian mafia "Enderlangeta" began, and at least 355 suspects were tried. In 1986, more than 400 Sicilian mafia members and associates were tried, the largest mafia trial in Italy in more than 30 years since then.
The Enderangetta is the most violent, wealthy and mysterious mafia organization in Italy. In charge of the trial was Nicolas Gratri, a prominent Italian prosecutor, 62 years old.
The evidence in this case comes from thousands of hours of surveillance and surveillance, as well as first-hand data from a whistleblower. The informant was the son of the brother of the godfather of "Enderungetta".
The trial, which is expected to take three years, is expected to reveal for the first time the secrets behind the "Enderlangeta" empire.
Prosecutor Nikolai Gratri grew up in a mafia-controlled area and hated him deeply.
<h1>Prosecutors who grew up in mafia-ruled areas were determined to bring them to justice</h1>
Gratri had been investigating the matter two years earlier, and he had no doubt that the gang's henchmen would threaten him or even kill him. However, in the face of such threats, he did not give up on continuing the investigation.
This is related to the early experience of Gratre, who grew up in the mafia-ruled Calabria, where the mafia-ruled families who terrorized the local population, as well as their children, were deeply despised by Gratri. Those mafia kids often bully their peers with impunity.
These experiences made Gratri determined to become a lawyer and bring the mafia to justice. "I don't get along very much with my family." "I never went to school to pick them up or watch them perform until now that they're all grown up and understand why I haven't been around them for so many years (for fear of mafia retaliation and involve my family)," he said. "
<h1>The gangs make £50 billion a year</h1>
In the 19th century, the members of the "Enderangeta" were originally a mob living in a remote mountain village in Calabria, not subject to the law. Today, they are said to control 80 percent of Europe's cocaine trade, earning £50 billion a year, or about 3 percent of Italy's GDP.
In a small Italian town, more than 350 people in the country's "Enderangeta" will be tried, the largest mafia trial in Italy in more than 30 years.
The appearance of the trial court photographed from the cage of one of the accused. The Tribunal was built specifically for this case.
Extreme brutality is the hallmark of "Enderungetta". They will murder or torture those who betray them in creepy ways.
In the trial, 438 charges ranged from drug and arms smuggling to extortion. In the trial that began on the 13th, it took more than three hours just to read out these charges.
<h1>The 33-year-old nephew "betrayed" the family to testify in court</h1>
In this trial, many of the defendants had the same surname, which means that only those who are related by blood will be accepted into the organization.
Grati said: "This family is really low-key, which is very important to them.
They never show their wealth in any way. "
The 66-year-old "godfather" Luigi Mancuso.
The family's godfather is 66-year-old Luigi Mancuso, also known as "Uncle", who spent 19 years in prison for gangster-related crimes. One of his brothers, Pantaleone, code-named "Engineer".
Luigi was one of the defendants in the case, along with Pantaleone's 30-year-old son Giuseppe and Silvana, a 51-year-old female member of the family.
Emanuele, 33, the nephew of the "Godfather", "betrayed" the gang and became a key witness for the prosecution.
They were able to be charged, in part by Aymanuele, 33, another son of Pantalene. He will be a key witness for the prosecution as he dares to be the first member of the family to "betray" his own relatives.
<h1>Once disagreed with family values</h1>
Emanuele was a rebellious boy who, at the age of 14, according to tradition, officially entered the "Enderungetta". In the future, he will theoretically become the head of this organization, because in the "Enderangeta", the position of power is transmitted by blood.
Professor Antonio Nikasso, an authoritative expert on the mafia, interviewed Emanuele in prison.
The professor revealed that as he grew up, Emanuele gradually dissented from his family's ruthlessness, and this moral disgust intensified after he was sent to the University of Rome to study law.
While in Rome, Emanuele met his future wife, and after they established a family, his new values did not stop him from entering the cannabis industry. He took a course in agricultural sciences and then used what he learned to grow cannabis seeds on a large scale.
In 2018, he was caught, and while waiting in prison for a trial on drug smuggling charges (he would be sentenced to 4 years and 6 months), he asked to meet with prosecutor Glatri.
<h1>Feel marginalized by your family</h1>
Meanwhile, Emanuele's wife gave birth to their first child. In Professor Nikasso's view, Emanuele decided to sever ties with his family because he felt that his daughter should have the freedom to choose her own destiny.
Glady offered a more reliable explanation, saying bluntly: "He felt marginalized by his family." He was incapable of becoming a great mafia leader. "
"I was surprised when he asked to see me, no member of the Mancuso family had ever come before, but I understand why, he was not respected by his family." Gratre said.
Whatever the truth may be, these may have prompted Emanuele to reveal secrets that had been within the family for decades. Along with the testimony of other insiders, his information will be an important part of the prosecution.
Xiaoxiang Morning Post intern Deng Shuwen compiled the report
【Source: Xiaoxiang Morning News】
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