Philip Pullella at the
British newspaper the Independent offers a piece on the possible humanitarian
release of an imprisoned Sicilian Cosa Nostra organized crime boss.
Italian politicians and
relatives of victims of organized crime have voiced anger at a court ruling
that opens the way for an ailing Mafia boss known as “the Beast” to be freed to
“die with dignity”.
Salvatore “Toto” Riina, from
the Sicilian hill town of Corleone made famous in The Godfather movies, was
jailed in 1993. Known for his exceptional brutality, he was for years the
Sicilian Mafia's “Boss of all Bosses”.
Riina declared a “war against
the state” and ordered the killings of magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo
Borsellino in 1992. Both were blown up by bombs in attacks that left nine
others dead.
Responding to a request by
Riina’s lawyers, Italy highest court ruled late on Monday he had a right to
“die with dignity” under house arrest like any other terminally ill prisoner.
He is believed to have cancer, heart problems and Parkinson's disease.
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