New act of intimidation during the night in Lamezia Terme. Unknown persons set fire to an excavator belonging to a company carrying out work in the historic centre. The police are investigating. Regarding the incident, there was a statement condemning the mayor, Mario Murone. «The attack suffered is not only material damage to the Ferraro spa company, to which we express our most heartfelt and unconditional closeness, but it is a direct attack on the hope, the future and the desire for redemption of the entire city of Lamezia Terme», underlines the mayor. The criminal act affects a crucial intervention intended to improve the quality of life of residents, transforming a historic neighborhood through national funds and an ambitious regeneration project. The mayor invites the Ferraro company «to continue without hesitation and with renewed commitment to completing the intervention. The honest city is with you and we will not allow a few criminals to slow down our development path.”
In recent days, in the Prefecture of Catanzaro, a memorandum of understanding was signed aimed at strengthening the synergy between institutions and law enforcement agencies in the prevention and fight against organized and common crime. “The attention of the Prefecture and the Police Headquarters on the territory of Lamezia Terme is of the highest level and without stopping, as certainly has been and will be the action of the District Anti-Mafia. I am confident that full light can be shed on the incident in a short time and those responsible can be identified. Legality and the right to the future will prevail over every form of violence and intimidation”, concluded the mayor. The episode follows four other acts of intimidation which occurred in recent weeks against of traders and entrepreneurs.