(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 19 - "Paolo Borsellino, like GiovanniFalcone and other magistrates, was killed by the mafia because, with professionalism, rigor and determination, he had dealt a very hard blow, revealing its organizational structure and criminal activity.
The mafia feared them .
because they had shown that it was not unbeatable and that the Republic was capable of defeating it with the force of law.
On the thirtieth anniversary of the terrible attack in via D'Amelio, I would like to pay tribute to his memory and to those of the agents of his escort, Emanuela Loi, Agostino Catalano, Walter Cosina, Vincenzo Li Muli, Claudio Traina, who lost their lives with him because of their commitment in defense of the lawfulness of democratic institutions. "This was stated by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, on the thirtieth anniversary of the Via D'Amelio massacre.
"Paolo Borsellino had the firm conviction that the fight against the Mafia could be effectively achieved not only through criminal repression, but above all thanks to a radical cultural change, a commitment to civil regeneration, starting from school and society. Preserving the memory means renewing this commitment in the tenacious pursuit of the value of the law, denial of compromise, acquiescence and indifference that pave the way for oppression ", continues the Head of State.
"The memory of him requires us to look at reality with a spirit of truth, which the whole community cannot ignore.
That longing for truth which is indispensable in the courtrooms of justice so that the trials still underway fully reveal the responsibility for that cruel attack and the obscure attempts to divert the investigations, thus allowing the country to shed light on its past and be able to progress in the present. in the indelible memory of Paolo Borsellino, I renew to his children and to the relatives of the fallen agents, the feelings of gratitude and closeness of the entire country ", he concludes. (ANSA).
