“If we catch him we will kill him.” The members of the Roma clan of Reggio Calabria had targeted the journalist Klaus Davi, defined in the wiretaps as “Gratteri’s journalist”. This is what emerges from the over one thousand pages of the ordinance signed by the investigating judge Giuseppina Laura Candito, which a few days ago led to 31 precautionary measures, dismantling a drug dealing center in the Marconi district capable of serving 300 customers a day.
What unleashed the clan’s anger was a journalistic investigation by Davi in 2023, who managed to film the drug dealing activities. A real “media earthquake” which, as the judge writes, has become the “nemesis of the group”, causing panic among affiliates and a collapse in sales due to customers’ fear of being discovered. The wiretaps also reveal a background to September 19, 2023. Davi was stationed near a building in via Sbarre Superiori for a new service, but was recognized. To avoid lynching, the journalist had to flee by car, chased by the suspects who hit his car with a large stone. (ITALPRESS) – (CONTINUED).
The language used by the clan leaders against the mass media expert is extremely violent. In the papers we read continuous insults and death threats: “We have to find out to see where this guy lives and we’ll take him for consume it”https://reggio.gazzettadelsud.it/articoli/cronaca/2026/06/01/se-lo-prendiamo-lo-ammazziamo-klaus-davi-nel-mirino-del-clan-rom-di-reggio-calabria-796ecfb7-0ac7-4fa2-b65c-131eabc6fb28/.”There is a journalist from Gratteri… may he have a misfortune!”. In another conversation, the members of the clan even reproached themselves for having been too soft during the first clash with the reporter: “If it happened that we were there we would ruin it.”