(ANSA) - Rome, March 19 - Italian President Sergio
Mattarella said Thursday that he has always been convinced that
"fighting the Mafia is a central and decisive issue".
His comments came in an interview aired by CNN on Thursday
in which Mattarella also told the story of how his brother
Piersanti was murdered by the Mafia in 1980.
"Civil awareness against the Mafia has grown a great deal
in Italy and Sicily," said the president.
Fighting Mafia is key, Mattarella tells
Awareness has grown in Italy, Sicily