Clinging to his son’s coffin, Vincenzo Agostino solemnly swore that he would not cut his hair or beard until justice was served. Martino Ceravolo by the grave of his son, Filippo Ceravolo, who was killed in 2012. Photograph: Alessio Mamo/The GuardianThe sentence has reignited debate in Italy over the sluggish legal process and agonising struggle for judicial closure for family members of innocent victims of the mafia. Daniela Marcone, with a photo of her father, Francesco Marcone, who was murdered by the mafia in 1995 in Foggia. “I thumb through the paper every day in the hope of finding news of a recent mafia turncoat,” says Martino Ceravolo.

Source: The Guardian July 12, 2021 03:56 UTC