Why couldn’t they protect Borsellino?
Scientist Mario Alemi argues that the state should have done more to protect judge Paolo Borsellino, who was assassinated 57 days after his colleague was murdered elsewhere in Sicily.
Storyteller:Mario Alemi
Date of Story: 19 July, 1992
Location of Story: Palermo, Italy
Location: London, UK
Date: 11 February, 2016
This post is part of a collaboration with author Davide Rubini to collect the stories of Italy in the aftermath of the “Bribesville” (Tangentopoli) scandals of the 1990s. Find out more about Rubini’s new novel, il fischio finale (The Final Blow).