PRESS RELEASE THE TOWN OF CORLEONE City Council against the law on the sale of confiscated property
City Council yesterday in Corleone extraordinary meeting held in the farm lands of Corleone, Contrada Drago, confiscated from the Mafia right now entrusted to the cooperative and Pio La Torre called "a symbol" by the President Council, Mario Lanza.
During the meeting, the Board unanimously approved the agenda, namely the withdrawal of the amendment to the budget proposal for 2010 includes the introduction of the possibility of sale of property confiscated from the mafia. In recent days, the Administration has already said he opposes the measure, also joining Public notice of the campaign against the final approval of the standard.
'Whereas, in all places with high mafia infiltration, the sale of confiscated goods means nothing more than a new possibility of purchase by the former owners - said the mayor of Corleone, Nino Iannazzo -, Parliament is asked to withdraw the amendment to the budget that provides for the sale, as it would undermine the legislative system to combat the mafia, which has in the seizure of assets and their use for social purposes one of the most effective fight against organized crime. "
"The amendment - said Mr Calogero Speziale, chairman of the regional commission of inquiry and monitoring the Mafia - is inserted into the absolute silence of the Senate. I expected a reaction from my party. The damage that has resulted in the Mafia, is added the insult that the state produces the attitude of discrimination against Sicily. You will need to continue a battle that goes beyond the logic of belonging. We must not allow it to be placed confidence. "
this concern is associated with Mr Salvino Caputo, chairman of the Ars productive activities, emphasizing that is necessary "to mobilize already thinking, since the amendment could soon become state law."
"It will be important - said Mr Giuseppe Lumia - that all the MPs know that there comes a ruling from Corleone unit so that it can shake the beliefs and move consciences. Local communities must be the protagonists of the social re-use of confiscated property. "
"We want it withdrew the amendment - said the councilor Fausto Iaria - since we are the sons of judges Falcone and Borsellino, and in this way, stepped on a story that we're here writing. We undressed each political color to a story of bullying becomes a ransom. "
Among those present, Calogero Parisi, president of the cooperative work and beyond, Lucio Guarino, manager of the Development and Law, the Association of Laboratory law, representatives of Youth Look and Dialogos of Corleone, contrary the sale of confiscated property.
"We believe - said the presidency of the youth, Liborio Gennaro - that this initiative affects almost irreversible achievements reached so far in the fight against the mafia and that the indiscriminate sale , exposed to enormous damage mainly in the southern regions and Sicily with them. "
04/12/2009
The press
Monica Diliberti
