The “Res Tauro” operation, which led to the arrest of 26 people, including Giuseppe Piromalli, said “Face”brought the relationship between organized crime and social fabric to Gioia Tauro to the center of the debate. This was underlined by the Reggio Calabria prosecutor, Stefano Musolino, who commented on the results of the investigation with hard and precise words.
According to the accusatory system welcomed by the investigating judge, Piromalli – after taking 22 years in prison – would not have retired to private life, as many would have imagined, but would have resumed the role that for decades incarnated: that of “master of Gioia Tauro”. “He would have expected – explained Musolino – that a man of his age devoted himself to affections and old age. Instead he has returned to being what he himself has always claimed ».
But what worries the magistrates is not only the return of Piomalli. It is the context in which this happened. Musolino did not hide his regret: «This was possible also thanks to a sort of softness of the social fabric of Gioia Tauro, which I hope will be aware of. Starting from local institutions “.
The reference went to the official press release released by the Municipality of Gioia Tauro, defined by the assistant prosecutor “Anodino, prudent, perhaps”. A position deemed insufficient with respect to the gravity of the emerged events. “We hope that another arrives – Musolino said – after reading what emerges from the investigation. Because beyond the criminal relevance, what is striking is the total absence of resistance by a community that seems almost the time could not be seen that Piomalli returned to command ».
The Res Tauro operation, therefore, not only brought the ability to regenerate the historical families of ‘Ndrangheta, but also opened a wider reflection: that on the relationship between organized crime and civil society. The challenge, now, does not only concern the classrooms of justice, but the ability of a city to truly get rid of the weight of one’s shadows.