Ciro Scarciello, a Naples-based
delicatessen owner who spoke out on television in the city about
a climate of intimidation from the Camorra mafia, will need
support "even after the spotlight has moved on", one cooperating
witness said Monday.
Luigi Leonardi, an entrepreneur under State protection since
reporting demands from the Camorra for protection money, has
been by Scarciello's side since the delicatessen owner discussed
the problem in the area of Via Maddalena, where three street
vendors and a 10-year-old child were injured during a shootout
on January 4.
"Ciro has received a great deal of solidarity in this
period," Leonardi said, noting that the matter had put the
spotlight on the city and "annoyed those engaged in illegal
activities, who see it as money lost and who hate him as a
result".
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