Italy's various mafias are
"rooted" in the country's economy, and to combat them,
politicians have to refrain from "letting themselves be
corrupted," said Rosy Bindi, chair of parliament's anti-mafia
commission, on Wednesday in an interview with Radio Anch'Io.
Bindi said the most striking thing is that the mafias have
spread outside of their original territorial boundaries,
specifically citing last December's bust of a homegrown Rome
mafia that was operating in collusion with local city government
officials and politicians.
"It's typical of the mafia to find footing in politics and
the public administration, and now it's mainly through local
political entities," Bindi said.
"The tight bond between corruption and mafia wouldn't exist
if it weren't for cooperation on the part of those with
political and administrative power".
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