(6 feb) – The new Centaro Law will give Italy one of the most advanced rules to fight racket and usury “Usury and racket control our territory. Strictly connected, they are a ‘cancer’ that invades our economy, corrupting it. In this way, all the rules – until the most recent Centaro’s one, which will come into effect at the end of April – guarantee a serious, effective and quick fight against these crimes”. So said Giancarlo Trevisone, commissioner against racket and usury. The law takes its name from the senator Centaro and has several cornerstones: a chance to obtain a loan to rekindle the entrepreneurship, even for broken businessmen, and abolition of the provisional law: “The actual rule – Centaro explains – states that in case of usury, the victim could immediately ask for a provisional, and after the prosecution he can settle the payment. The new law determines that since the pretrial hearing he can obtain all the amount: a big step forward, considering our slow justice”. The commissioner remarks that this law is part of the “shared security”: “Asking what the government is doing, it’s not enough. Everyone should ask what can be done to help the government – says Trevisone, former chief officer of Palermo -, everyone should cooperate: together we will win”. (Sab)
ITALY PATHFINDER IN THE FIGHT TO CROME
In the usual new year’s eve message, the police chief Antonio Manganelli said: “We are trading a path in Europe, convincing other countries to adopt an anti-mafia legislation similar to ours.” Among the most obvious signs of italian excellence, stands the school of higher education for the prevention and fighting of organized crime: an international center in Caserta, open to investigators from around the world. The aim of the initiative is to make more effective cooperation between the countries and to identify good models of intervention in matters of aggression against the illegal assets . This year, in November, Italy will host the 81st session of the General Assembly of Interpol, the largest international police organization with 190 member countries and its headquarters in Lyon.
