'Alliance of mafias in Lombardy', 62 convictions and 45 on trial
The highest sentence, 16 years, was handed down to Massimo Rosi, considered a leading member of the 'ndrangheta
The gup of Milan, Emanuele Mancini, condemned 62 defendants to sentences of up to 16 years' imprisonment in an abbreviated procedure and sent 45 to trial in the maxi proceedings against 145 people, which stemmed from the 'Hydra' investigation by the DDA.
A case centred on an alleged 'alliance' between Cosa Nostra, 'ndrangheta and Camorra affiliates in Lombardy to do 'business', i.e. on the so-called 'Lombardy mafia system'.
The judge, who read out the verdict this evening in the Opera prison bunker room, acknowledged the main charge of prosecutors Alessandra Cerreti and Rosario Ferracane, of the Public Prosecutor's Office headed by Marcello Viola, namely mafia association 'made up of members of the three different criminal organisations'.
The investigations by the Carabinieri of the Nucleo Investigativo, who also recently availed themselves of statements by some 'repentant' defendants, had gone through a decision by the gip Tommaso Perna, who in October 2023 rejected most of the arrests, rejecting 142 out of 153 requests for precautionary measures, which were then confirmed by the Riesame and the Cassazione.
Most of the defendants are in prison. The highest sentence, 16 years, was imposed on Massimo Rosi, considered to be a leading member of the 'ndrangheta. Of the 80 shortened defendants, 18 were acquitted. Nine plea bargained. Eleven defendants were acquitted at the preliminary hearing.
