La Trattavia Flashcards
(26 cards)
What was the Maxiprocesso?
A significant trial in Palermo from 1986 to 1992 that convicted hundreds of mafiosi, disrupting traditional mafia-state relations.
Led by magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.
What strategy did Salvatore Riina decide upon in response to the Maxiprocesso outcomes?
Mafia terror tactics with the approach of ‘first war, then peace’.
When was Paolo Borsellino assassinated?
July 19, 1992.
What significant meeting did Borsellino have on July 1, 1992?
He met with Minister Vincenzo Scotti and indicated he uncovered a derailment in negotiations with the Mafia.
What was the 41-bis prison regime?
A harsh prison regime enforced in August 1992, sending over 100 Mafia bosses to maximum-security facilities.
What series of events occurred from September to November 1992?
The Mafia resumed violence, including an unexploded artillery shell incident at Florence’s Boboli Gardens.
What did the Mafia communicate through Vito Ciancimino in 1993?
A 12-point set of demands known as ‘Papello’.
List three demands from the Mafia’s ‘Papello’.
- Reopen maxiprocesso appeal
- Abolish 41-bis
- Reform mafia-related laws
What happened in 1994 regarding alleged negotiations with the Mafia?
A verbal agreement was reached to cease bombings in exchange for a lighter prison regime.
What was the outcome of the October 2012 trial in Palermo?
12 defendants, including mafiosi and politicians, faced charges with varying sentences.
What was the result of the September 2021 appeal court decision?
State officials and Dell’Utri were acquitted, and Bagarella’s term was reduced.
Who directed the documentary-drama featuring the State-Mafia negotiations?
Sabina Guzzanti.
What role did Giovanni Falcone play in the anti-mafia efforts?
He was an anti-mafia magistrate and orchestrated the Maxi Trial.
What happened to Paolo Borsellino after he learned of the State-Mafia negotiation?
He was killed in a bombing in July 1992.
Fill in the blank: The ‘Clean Hands’ judicial investigations began in _______.
1993.
What did Giovanni Conso do as Minister of Justice?
He revoked the 41-bis for Mafia prisoners, interpreted as part of the State’s appeasement.
True or False: Vito Ciancimino was convicted for his ties to the Mafia.
True.
Who was Bernardo Provenzano?
The boss of bosses of the Mafia who took over after Riina’s arrest.
What was a key factor in the Mafia’s political influence during the 1990s?
The fear of communism led to Mafia votes supporting the Christian Democrat party.
What did the 41-bis law aim to achieve?
To isolate Mafia members in prison with no contact with the outside world.
What was the significance of Borsellino’s ‘red diary’?
It allegedly contained evidence of negotiations between the State and the Mafia.
Who was Nicola Mancino?
A Sicilian Christian Democrat politician and Interior Minister in 1992, allegedly involved in state-mafia negotiations.
What was the reaction of the public to the bombings in 1993?
It intensified pressure on the government for negotiations with the Mafia.
What was the outcome of the negotiations following the bombings?
Led to a temporary halt in bombings in exchange for a lighter prison regime.
