Outcry as 'sad' Mafia boss freed

An Italian senator has demanded the government intervene after a convicted Mafia boss was freed from jail because he was suffering from depression.

Anti-Mafia Commission member Carlo Vizzini called the release of Giacomo Ieni into house arrest "scandalous".

Ieni had been sentenced to eight years for racketeering, but broke down in tears in front of his parole board, saying he could not take jail any more.

The board ruled that detaining him in hospital would endanger his health...

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Lol not very gangster like is it to cry like that - should hav realised consequences before and should take it like a man - maybe he'll think twice before committing a crime now lol - standards of mafia have dropped?

I think its a major crime organisation in italy, scicilian mafia is another i have heard - run all sorts of crime units - one of most prestigious gangs is the mafia

wednesday wrote:
What's a Mafia?

A mafioso.

"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.