Maxi Trial
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The Maxi Trial was a criminal trial against the Sicilian Mafia that took place in Palermo, Sicily. The trial lasted from 10 February 1986 to 30 January 1992, and was held in a bunker-style courthouse
A hearing of the Maxi Trial
Giovanni Falcone
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Giovanni Falcone was an Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate. From his office in the Palace of Justice in Palermo, Sicily, he spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the power of t
Maxi Trial
…largest trial in world history. Throughout and after the trial, several judges and magistrates were killed by the Mafia, including the two who led it—Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino. In the early 1970s, Luciano Leggio was boss of the Corleonesi clan and a member of the Sicilian Mafia Commission, and he forged…
Falcone in 1991
Antimafia prosecutor Giovanni Falcone in a drawing
Sheets exposed in solidarity with Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino. They read: "You did not kill them: their ideas walk on our legs".
Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino in March 1992. This image of the two assassinated judges, seen on posters and articles after their deaths, has since become an icon in the struggle against the Mafia.