(Oct. 8) “Le idee restano” by Stefano Tibaldi, a documentary by Rai Culture dedicated to Falcone and Borsellino, was warmly greeted at the UN headquarters in Wien, with great satisfaction of the Italian TV. A lesson in freedom and democracy, a special memory reserved for the two judges in the VII Conference of States Parties to the United Nations, part of the Convention on Transnational Organized Crime, which was also attended by Minister of Justice Andrea Orlando. Executive Director of UNODC, the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, Yury Fedotov, who has enjoyed the documentary, after the screening, said: “Falcone and Borsellino were two heroes, whose innovative ideas are a central piece in the fight against organized crime, which at an international level was born in Palermo with the signing of the Convention.” The tribute to the two magistrates killed by the Mafia is not accidental: ideas investigative ideas and their fight against organized crime inspired the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime signed in Palermo in December 2000. Rai has also received a request from the UN press office to authorize the publishing of the documentary on the official website of the UN. (Red)
