This image taken from an Italian Carabinieri handout video dating January 16, 2023 shows Matteo Messina Denaro, center, a top Mafia boss, being escorted from a Carabinieri police station shortly after his arrest, in Palermo, southern Italy. Picture courtesy of AP.
Matteo Messina Denaro, a leading mafia figure in Italy who was apprehended in January, has succumbed to cancer at the age of 61. Denaro, who had been diagnosed with colon cancer at the time of his arrest, had evaded capture for 30 years and was later found guilty.
His condition had deteriorated over recent weeks, necessitating his transfer from a maximum-security prison to a hospital. Denaro eventually lost consciousness on Friday night and did not recover. Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini commented via Instagram…
“I can’t forbid prayers, but I won’t say I’m sorry.”
The mafia boss,…
