The Court of Cassation, in acceptance of the precautionary appeals promoted by the lawyer. Arturo Bova, trusted defender of Francesco Catalano And Bruno Bertuccihe canceled, with referral to another section of the Court of the Review of Catanzaro, the contested order with which the measure of detention in prison for the first and house arrest for the second was applied.
The operation dates back to 7 November when the carabinieri of the Provincial Command of Catanzaro – carried out an order for pre -trial detention against 59 suspects, issued by the investigating judge of Catanzaro, at the request of the District Anti -Mafia Directorate, on the basis of the deemed existence of serious indications in relation to the crimes of association of type ‘Ndranghetistico, a criminal association aimed at the trafficking of amazing substances, Also aggravated by the mafia methods and purposes, and numerous other crimes in the field of cultivation, detention, and marketing of drugs.
The alleged partnership, according to the investigators, was operational in the territories of Lamezia Terme and in the municipalities at the turn of the provinces of Catanzaro and Vibo Valentia and in particular in the territories of Maida and Cortale. The judges of the Supreme Court, in the annual the ordinance of the Court of Freedom of Catanzaro, considered the grounds of appeal made by the defender Avv. Arturo Bova in relation to the imputation garments ascribed to Bruno Bertucci and Francesco Catalano, the latter also defended by the lawyer. Salvatore Staiano.