I don’t want to use clichés. I just want to say that my uncle was a citizen of this country, an exemplary taxpayer, killed just because he did his job honestly. So when will this continuous protection for those who commit crimes end? When will we start thinking about those who really suffer? When will we start thinking about those who can’t even visit a prison, but can only caress a cold marble illuminated by a candle?” These bitter and angry words are from Alfredo Traiano, nephew of Francesco, the owner of the ‘Gocce di Caffè’ bar in Foggia, killed during a violent robbery. Four young people from Foggia were sent to trial for the murder, as well as a fifth, a minor at the time of the events, convicted of inflicting the fatal stab wound. After the appeal ruling, the case reached the Supreme Court where the appeal was discussed yesterday.
The Court annulled the convictions for the four defendants, requesting a new appeal process to re-determine the sentences. “When the silence of hope takes over, the state changes direction. And suddenly I don’t feel part of this tricolor”, says Alfredo, who in all these years has kept his uncle’s memory alive by taking over his business. “Another interpretation comes to mind for these three colors: red, the color of the blood of all the innocent victims killed in this country and forgotten, because time has only cooled the anger of the people, leading to discounts for those who commit crimes; white, which should represent purity, but the only pure thing is the soul of someone who has been unjustly killed; green, which symbolizes hope, the one that relatives constantly have, who despite the loss of their loved ones, cannot do anything but hope for justice, the real one that will never arrive”.
“I will never lose hope,” he assures. “I promised it to Francesco and his parents, because as long as my heart beats, Francesco will continue to live”.
Foggiatoday.it reports it
