Ciotti leads Libera, an anti-Mafia organization, and for decades he has run a secret operation that liberates women from the criminal underworld. D. T. Max reports from Italy.
Ciotti opened the car door and said, in Italian, “Welcome! Are you tired? How was the trip?” All three were exhausted, and got out cautiously. Ciotti declared that it was a joy to see them. The boy began crying, and Ciotti promised him un ottimo dolce—a wonderful pastry—if he’d follow him inside. The mother echoed the promise, and the boy consented. The building was the headquarters of Gruppo Abele, a social-services organization that Ciotti founded in 1965.
Ciotti gave a speech in which he said that, when young Italians come together and reject a culture of crime, “this is the sharpest slap in the face citizens can give the Mafia.” After the meal, I noted how peaceful the area seemed, and Ciotti urged me not to be fooled by appearances. The Cosa Nostra had learned a lesson from the excesses of the Totò Riina years and now operated more subtly.
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