9Colonne, 23 febbraio 2011
“La cosa che ti fa impazzire and impotence. If two, three criminals say you are a mafia, you're a creature of Provenzano, how do you defend yourself? You know you're innocent, you know, but how do you prove that you're a decent person even if it's your life to prove it, if you did nothing? ". As John Mercadante, a former deputy regional force in Sicily, Italy, former head of Radiology Oncology "Ascoli" di Palermo, acquitted by the Court of Appeals by the prosecution of the Mafia in Palermo, in an interview with the Journal, which traces a long ordeal almost five years, two years and two months in prison and then under house arrest. "I had hoped - he says - that any of the judges read carefully cards and had the courage to acknowledge my innocence, to overturn the conviction of First Instance to ten years and eight months. But I knew that it was not easy. But it happened. If there is a third court you can defend against false accusations, "" accusations against me were only hearsay evidence of three interceptions and some regret that there was talk of me as a person available. Those who spoke were a cousin of my mother and a doctor, my former colleague of the course. But I was never asked for anything, never recommended anyone. How could I know that they had links with the Mafia? ". And remember: "It was an inglorious death, my. In July of 2006 was estimated to be regional members and a doctor, from one day to the next I found myself in a cell, to review allegations that made me shudder, "there had been no warning. They got me and brought Ucciardone. The arrest is terrible, you feel terrified, as if you a building fell on her head. And the shock increases as you read the charges against you. The most traumatic thing is when you throw in the kennel dell'Ucciardone. Hours and hours of waiting and then the mug shots, fingerprints, be forced to strip naked in front of the agents to demonstrate that it had weapons on him ... Humiliating, utterly humiliating. " He adds: "Really terrible were moving from the prison of Vibo Valentia to participate in hearings. I transfers in the tank with the handcuffs, locked in a booth for 60 ... 60 a constant mortification, the trip lasted at least ten hours in these conditions. " He concluded: "I do not have my life. I was a doctor but now I'm retired, I intend to return to politics but not occupation, it is too risky to do politics in Sicily. I would like, that yes, go back to the doctor. It would be a good revenge for me and my family. "
0 comments:
Post a Comment