Cuffaro: “A liberation for Lombardo and his family”

“I am really happy for Raffaele Lombardo and for his family because I know how much he suffered, I know above all how much my family also suffered. This is a liberation for him and for his family. We hope he can recover after these difficult years and come back. to a peaceful life “. The former President of the Sicilian Region, Salvatore Cuffaro, said this to Adnkronos, commenting on the acquittal, on appeal, of Raffaele Lombardo from the accusation of external competition in mafia association and electoral corruption. “We must have faith in justice – says Cuffaro – When we have a stubborn faith in justice, as I had it and he did, in the end justice finds a way to exist”. “Even in my case – says Cuffaro, who served a sentence of seven years in prison for aiding and abetting the Cosa Nostra and revelation of a secret investigation issued in the context of the ‘moles alla dda’ trial – Even when justice scratches you meat, you have to have trust. Because true trust in justice comes when it scratches your flesh and you continue to have trust and respect. It is easy to have trust and respect when it scratches the flesh of others. I have always had it even when justice has hurt me. It is a right to have faith in justice not a duty “.