The first out of almost 400 Mafia
bosses recently released from jail to house arrest for health
reasons amid the coronavirus emergency on Wednesday returned to
his cell under a government decree spurred by a wave of
criticism of Justice Minister Alfonso Bonafede.
Antonino Sacco, 65, is serving time for mafia association and
extortion.
The government last week passed the decree which urges
detention judges to re-assess the mass releases.
The centre-right opposition has filed a no-confidence motion
in Bonafede because of the releases, and a controversy regarding
the failure to appoint anti-mafia prosecutor Nino Di Matteo as
head of the Italian prison system.
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