Mario Amato
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Mario Amato was an Italian magistrate
, assassinated in 1980 by NAR
(Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari) members Gilberto Cavallini and Luigi Ciavardini.
After the assassination of judge Vittorio Occorsio, responsible for investigations into the radical right in Italy
, Attorney general Giovanni de Matteo appointed Mario Amato to resume Occorsio's investigations.
Despite the dangers inherent in his investigation, Amato was denied the use of an armored car
.
At the news of Amato's death, neo-fascists Valerio Fioravanti
and Francesca Mambro celebrated the event, according to their own judicial declarations, eating oyster
s and drinking champagne. Valerio Fioravanti and his wife Francesca Mambro, both NAR members, received life sentences in 1995 for the 1980 Bologna train-station bombing, while Luigi Ciavardini was condemned in 2007 to a 30-years prison term for his role in the same 1980 bombing.
Magistrate
A magistrate is an officer of the state; in modern usage the term usually refers to a judge or prosecutor. This was not always the case; in ancient Rome, a magistratus was one of the highest government officers and possessed both judicial and executive powers. Today, in common law systems, a...
, assassinated in 1980 by NAR
Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari
The Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari was an Italian neofascist terrorist organization active from 1977 to November 1981. It committed 33 murders in four years, and had planned to assassinate Francesco Cossiga, Gianfranco Fini and Adolfo Urso...
(Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari) members Gilberto Cavallini and Luigi Ciavardini.
After the assassination of judge Vittorio Occorsio, responsible for investigations into the radical right in Italy
History of Italy (1970s-1980s)
The Years of Lead was a period of socio-political turmoil in Italy that lasted from the late 1960s into the early 1980s. This period was marked by a wave of terrorism, initially called "Opposing Extremisms" and later renamed as the "Years of Lead"...
, Attorney general Giovanni de Matteo appointed Mario Amato to resume Occorsio's investigations.
Despite the dangers inherent in his investigation, Amato was denied the use of an armored car
Armored car (VIP)
A civilian armored car is a security vehicle which made by replacing the windows of a standard vehicle with bulletproof glass and inserting layers of armor plate into the body panels...
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At the news of Amato's death, neo-fascists Valerio Fioravanti
Valerio Fioravanti
Giuseppe Valerio Fioravanti is an Italian former child actor and terrorist, founder of the neo-fascist terrorist group Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari....
and Francesca Mambro celebrated the event, according to their own judicial declarations, eating oyster
Oyster
The word oyster is used as a common name for a number of distinct groups of bivalve molluscs which live in marine or brackish habitats. The valves are highly calcified....
s and drinking champagne. Valerio Fioravanti and his wife Francesca Mambro, both NAR members, received life sentences in 1995 for the 1980 Bologna train-station bombing, while Luigi Ciavardini was condemned in 2007 to a 30-years prison term for his role in the same 1980 bombing.