Adnkronos Milan, November 13 (Adnkronos) – Sentences of approximately 570 years in prison and the confiscation of assets worth over €479. This is the request made by the Milan Prosecutor's Office in the Hydra trial against 75 defendants (three of whom requested acquittal), who have appealed for a summary trial before preliminary hearing judge Emanuele Mancini.
Prosecutors Alessandra Cerreti and Rosario Ferracane allege the existence in Lombardy of an alleged pact between the country's three main criminal organizations (the Mafia, the 'Ndrangheta, and the Camorra).
Requests for longer sentences have been made for Giuseppe Fidanzati, believed to be close to the Cosa Nostra in Palermo, Filippo Crea, and Massimo Rosi, the latter believed to be the leader of the 'Ndrangheta branch in Legnano-Lonate Pozzolo. Each is seeking 20 years in prison. Bernardo Pace is seeking 18 years, Michele Pace 16 years, and Domenico Pace 14 years, all of whom were allegedly members of the district in the province of Trapani. The alleged "Lombardy mafia system," consisting of individuals close to the Cosa Nostra, the 'Ndrangheta, and the Camorra, was allegedly active between Milan and Varese. The Milan DDA has reportedly documented a series of crimes, including robberies, fraud, money laundering, fictitious registrations, false invoicing for non-existent transactions, the transfer of false tax credits, extortion, and drug trafficking.
In October 2023, investigating judge Tommaso Perna rejected 140 arrest requests for the 153 suspects and ordered prison sentences for only 11 people accused of various crimes, eliminating the charge of mafia association. A year later, the preliminary investigations court ruled in favor of the prosecutor's office and found some of them guilty of mafia association. The Supreme Court's confirmation of the precautionary measures then led to several arrests in the months that followed.