Falcone-Borsellino anti-Mafia pool
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The Falcone-Borsellino anti-Mafia pool was a pioneering team of Italian magistrates in Palermo that coordinated investigations and prosecutions against Cosa Nostra, fundamentally reshaping Italy’s fight against organized crime.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palermo anti-Mafia pool | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian legal institution
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anti-Mafia pool ⓘ judicial task force ⓘ |
| basedIn | Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Italian magistrates
ⓘ
investigative judges ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| field |
Italian criminal justice
ⓘ
anti-organized crime ⓘ criminal law ⓘ |
| focus |
Cosa Nostra
NERFINISHED
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Sicilian Mafia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
reshaped Italy’s fight against organized crime
ⓘ
strengthened rule of law in Sicily ⓘ |
| influenced |
Italian anti-Mafia legislation
ⓘ
creation of Direzioni Distrettuali Antimafia ⓘ creation of Italy’s Direzione Nazionale Antimafia ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | need for protection against Mafia retaliation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Court of Palermo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian criminal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| knownFor |
comprehensive mapping of Cosa Nostra structure
ⓘ
pioneering collective investigative model ⓘ systematic use of Mafia informants ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| legacy |
model for later anti-Mafia pools in Italy
ⓘ
symbol of Italian state’s fight against Mafia ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | mass convictions of Mafia members ⓘ |
| location | Palermo courthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
collective decision-making
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coordinated investigations ⓘ shared evidence and information ⓘ use of pentiti testimonies ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Antonino Caponnetto
NERFINISHED
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Giovanni Falcone NERFINISHED ⓘ Giuseppe Di Lello NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonardo Guarnotta NERFINISHED ⓘ Paolo Borsellino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Palermo
NERFINISHED
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Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Cosa Nostra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | organized crime in Italy ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
investigate Cosa Nostra
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prosecute Mafia crimes ⓘ |
| riskLevel | high personal danger for members ⓘ |
| significantEvent | preparation of the Maxi Trial ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1980s
ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | judicial team ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Palermo anti-Mafia pool