Largest mafia trial in decades begins in Italy, centred on group with past criminal links to Malta
Largest mafia trial in decades begins in Italy, centred on group with past criminal links to Malta 15 January 2021 A disused call centre in an industrial area of Calabria, Southern Italy, has been transformed into a highly-secure courtroom for the purpose of the so-called Riniscita Scott operation – the biggest mafia trial in Italy in almost three decades that started on Wednesday. The building will house some 355 defendants, 900 witnesses and 700 lawyers, according to news agency AFP. Allegedly, the defendants are all members of one of Italy’s four large mafia groups – the ‘Ndranghe...
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