On October 25, 2024, Brigadier General Riccardo SciutoCommander of the Carabinieri Legion “Calabria”, visited the Provincial Command of the Carabinieri of Cosenza.
The senior officer after being welcomed by the Provincial Commander, Colonel Andrea Mommo, he spoke with the officers of the territorial, forestry and special line departments, which operate in the territory of this Province, meeting a representation of Carabinieri in service and of the National Association of Carabinieri on leave from Cosenza.
During the meeting, General Sciuto, in expressing his appreciation for the demonstrated link between the various structures operating in the brutio territory and the assiduous as well as constant presence of the retired Carabinieri in the social life of the territory, addressed expressions of exhortation to continue to provide maximum commitment in all institutional activities, underlining the importance of constant closeness and attention to citizens’ needs, especially in the so-called “proximity services”, cwhich, in fact, are the first impactful strategy to combat even the most complex and deep-rooted criminal dynamics at the base.
Also during the meeting, the General presented some commendations to soldiers employed by the Provincial Command of the Carabinieri of Cosenza who have particularly distinguished themselves for commendable judicial police activities, while underlining the value of each individual Carabiniere within the organization regardless from the rank held, which for over 200 years has been constantly present even in centers of lesser importance, where the Carabiniere takes on a highly representative value of the state and legality.
The General’s visit to the Cosenza area continued with the meeting with the Prefect Rosa Maria Padovano, authority responsible for mediating the needs of the territory in one with the important function of coordination between the police forces of the Province. General Sciuto underlined the desire to continue the close and fruitful collaboration that has characterized the daily work which sees the Carabinieri increasingly playing an active role within the communities, as well as in the prevention and combating of infiltration attempts by ‘Ndrangheta matrix in public procurement and in the economy which is the basis of national social progress.
On this occasion, the Commander of the Carabinieri Legion “Calabria” greeted HE Monsignor Giovanni ChecchinatoArchbishop of Cosenza, sharing the concepts of spirituality and closeness as expressions that unite the Church and the Carabinieri, carrying out the mission in favor of the entire population, both in more strictly operational circumstances and in terms of reassuring and supportive closeness in towards the most vulnerable and the most fragile.