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Antonino Saetta
Antonino Saetta (25 October 1922 – 25 September 1988) was an Italian magistrate who prosecuted several high-profile cases involving organized crime in Sicily. He and his son, Stefano, were assassinated by members of the Sicilian Mafia, Sicilian mafia in 1988. Biography Origins and education The third of five children, Saetta was born in Canicattì, Canicatti, Sicily. After graduating from the state high school of Caltanissetta (a liceo classico) he enrolled in the Faculty of Law at University of Palermo, the University of Palermo, graduating with honors in 1944. He won the election for Judicial Auditor and entered the Magistracy in 1948. Career After law school, Saetta's first assignment was in Acqui Terme as court praetor and later as Investigative judge, investigating judge. He served as a court judge in Caltanissetta (1955-1960) and in Palermo (1960-1969), then as the attorney of the Republic for the Court of Sciacca (1969-1971), before returning to Palermo as a counsel ...
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Magistrate
The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judicial and executive powers. In other parts of the world, such as China, a magistrate was responsible for administration over a particular geographic area. Today, in some jurisdictions, a magistrate is a judicial officer who hears cases in a lower court, and typically deals with more minor or preliminary matters. In other jurisdictions (e.g., England and Wales), magistrates are typically trained volunteers appointed to deal with criminal and civil matters in their local areas. Original meaning In ancient Rome, the word '' magistratus'' referred to one of the highest offices of state. Analogous offices in the local authorities, such as ''municipium'', were subordinate only to the legislature of which they generally were members, '' ex officio'' ...
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Salvatore Riina
Salvatore Riina (; 16 November 1930 – 17 November 2017), called (, Totò being the diminutive of Salvatore), was an Italian mobster and chief of the Sicilian Mafia, known for a ruthless murder campaign that reached a peak in the early 1990s with the assassinations of Antimafia Commission prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, resulting in widespread public outcry and a major crackdown by the authorities. He was also known by the nicknames ''la belva'' ("the beast") and ''il capo dei capi'' (Sicilian: '''u capu di 'i capi'', "the boss of bosses"). Riina succeeded Luciano Leggio as head of the Corleonesi criminal organisation in the mid 1970s and achieved dominance through a campaign of violence, which caused police to target his rivals. Riina had been a fugitive since the late 1960s after he was indicted on a murder charge. He was less vulnerable to law enforcement's reaction to his methods, as the policing removed many of the established chiefs who had traditiona ...
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1988 Deaths
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University Of Palermo Alumni
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People Murdered By The Sicilian Mafia
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Antonino Di Matteo
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Daniele Ciprì
Daniele Ciprì (born 17 August 1962) is an Italian film director and cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with Franco Maresco and for his film ''It Was the Son ''It Was the Son'' ( it, È stato il figlio) is a 2012 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Daniele Ciprì. The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, where Ciprì won the Osella for Be ...''. See also * Ciprì e Maresco References External links * 1962 births Living people Film people from Palermo Italian film directors Italian cinematographers Ciak d'oro winners {{Italy-film-director-stub ...
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Cristian Patanè
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Davide Lorenzano
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Il Giudice Ragazzino
''Law of Courage'' ( it, Il giudice ragazzino, literally "the kid judge") is a 1994 Italian drama film directed by Alessandro Di Robilant. It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Blue Angel Award. For this film Giulio Scarpati was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actor. Cast * Giulio Scarpati as Rosario Livatino * Sabrina Ferilli as Angela Guarnera * Leopoldo Trieste as Mr. Livatino * Regina Bianchi as Mrs. Livatino (as Régina Bianchi) * Paolo De Vita as Maresciallo * Francesco Bellomi as Vincenzo Calò * Virginia Bellomo as Moglie di Saetta * Giovanni Boncoddo as Giudice Cali' * Gabriella Bove as Moglie del Maresciallo * Antonino Bruschetta Ninni Bruschetta (born Antonino Bruschetta on 6 January 1962) is an Italian actor, film and stage director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Messina, in 1983 Bruschetta co-founded with Maurizio Puglisi "Nutrimenti terrestri", a stag ... as Di Salvo * Renato Carpentieri as ...
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Maxiprocesso
The Maxi Trial ( it, Maxiprocesso) was a criminal trial against the Sicilian Mafia that took place in Palermo, Sicily. The trial lasted from 10 February 1986 (the first day of the Corte d'Assise) to 30 January 1992 (the final day of the Supreme Court of Cassation), and was held in a bunker-style courthouse specially constructed for this purpose inside the walls of the Ucciardone prison. Sicilian prosecutors indicted 475 mafiosi for a multitude of crimes relating to Mafia activities, based primarily on testimonies given as evidence from former Mafia bosses turned informants, known as '' pentiti'', in particular Tommaso Buscetta and Salvatore Contorno. Most were convicted, 338 people, sentenced to a total of 2,665 years, not including life sentences handed to 19 bosses; the convictions were upheld on 30 January 1992 by the Supreme Court of Italy, after the final stage of appeal. The importance of the trial was that the existence of Cosa Nostra was finally judicially confirmed ...
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