A bureaucratic mishap in Italy has highlighted deeper issues hampering cooperation with China in tackling organized crime. Documents sent by Chinese authorities in response to an Italian legal assistance request were mistakenly rejected by Italy’s Justice Ministry after staff refused to pay a delivery charge, unaware of their importance. The error forced Rome to request
Marco Raduano, a notorious Italian mafia boss who successfully escaped from a high-security prison in Sardinia last year by ingeniously using bed sheets, has been recaptured in Corsica, France. Europol had listed Raduano among Europe’s most wanted criminals, and his capture represents a significant success for Italian and French authorities. The 40-year-old mafia
Italian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who had been one of Italy’s most sought-after fugitives until his capture earlier this year, has passed away. Denaro, aged 61, was believed to be a prominent figure in the notorious Cosa Nostra Mafia and spent three decades evading authorities before his arrest in January. He had been undergoing […]
One of France’s most infamous criminals is currently on trial in Paris, with extensive security measures in place, for his daring escape from prison using a helicopter five years ago. Due to Rédoine Faïd’s notoriety for prison breaks, French authorities have deployed a specialized gendarme unit to prevent any attempt to flee while traveling to […]
Italian TV presenter Andrea Giambruno, who is in a relationship with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, has faced criticism for seemingly suggesting that young women could avoid rape by not getting drunk. Giambruno made these comments in the context of recent gang rape incidents in Italy, including one involving seven men accused of gang-raping a teenager […]




