THE Radicals they have remembered to Garibaldi bridge to Rome L’anniversary from the death by Giorgiana Masi, the nineteen-year-old student of the Pasteur high school who was killed on May 12, 1977 during the demonstration called by the Radicals to celebrate the divorce victory.
A death remained without responsibility.
«State assassination»
«On May 12, 1977, a young student was murdered: Giorgiana Masi. A state assassination, perpetrated by the then minister Cossiga and from a government of a one hollowed out democracy and transformed into regime. Yesterday, today and tomorrow: where there is no law, justice and democracy, there is no freedom! Happy birthday divorce, thank you Giorgiana.”
50 years ago the “yes” to divorce
«On 12 and 13 May 1974 – the radicals recall – the referendum repeal of the Fortuna law, Socialist and Radical parliamentarian, father of the law on divorce. Almost the 60% of the Italians said no to the repeal, reiterating a clear statement Yes to divorce. Today, as then, institutional politics continues to exist far away light years from people: we see it on the many issues in which the majority of citizens have very different opinions from the (immobile) political class that represents them. And, today as then, there are still many steps forward to be made, even on divorce: the objective for us Radicals remainsFrench examplewhere it is possible to divorce without having to go through separation.”
Also the Common of Rome remembered the death of Giorgiana Masi with a crown deposed by the councillor Miguel Gotor on the headstone reminiscent of the murder.
