"Alessandro you will remain forever in the hearts of this district". It is the banner displayed in via Ugo La Malfa, in a semi-peripheral area of Foggia in memory of Alessandro Lanza, exponent of the Foggia Sinesi-Francavilla mafia clan. The inmate who committed suicide last September 17 in the Foggia prison.
In addition to the banner, a series of signs were posted on the wall of a building. On one of these it is written: "Bussolò, it shines more than ever". The photos, since yesterday, have been making the rounds of social media raising deep indignation. Numerous comments from the people of the web, among these there are also those who claim to have reported the incident to the police.
Lanza was serving a residual sentence of about two years in prison for mafia and attempted extortion against two entrepreneurs from Foggia as part of the "Corona" trial, a 2013 blitz during which 24 affiliates and leading exponents of the organized crime of Foggia.
Lanza was also involved in the operation called "Blauer" of 2011 with the accusation of having favored the inaction of the boss of the Gargano mafia Franco Li Bergolis, and in 2013 in "Piazza Pulita", for extortion because together with his brother he imposed his hiring in the 'Amica' company that deals with the collection of urban waste in the city.
