European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday june 12, 1994 world the stars and stripes Page 11 disappearances death Cloud War against mafia Rome apr first the mafia turncoat a son vanishes. Then despite heavy guard the turncoat himself disappears from a secret Refuge. A few hours later the father of another a a songbird is found hanging in a cow barn in the sicilian Countryside. Prosecutors in Palermo met in an extraordinary session Friday to discuss the latest developments which could signal the Start of a serious problem for the states stepped up War on organized crime. The Small army of some 700 collaborators is one of prosecutors most valuable weapons. The news thursday night of the mysterious disappearance of Mario Santo a half nose Dimatteo and the discovery Friday morning of the dangling Corpse of 69-year-old Girolamo la bar Bera were even More disturbing to prosecutors and police because the developments come after weeks of debate inside and outside Italy a new government about How to handle the defectors. Some critics have suggested limiting the time Pettiti the repentant ones a As the mafiosi who collaborate with Justice officials Are called a had to Tell All they knew. Now some turncoat have been a a singing in virtual instalments sometimes years apart. There also has been concern that some defectors might turn out to be mafia plants to give false information to stymie investigators or even try to get near True Pettiti to kill them. The new Justice minister Alfredo Biondi has called for tougher scrutiny by investigators before agreeing to give collaborators Protection. A Cosa Nostra has jumped into the debate Over the turncoat Laws a said Sociol Ogist and mafia expert Pino Alacchi who was recently elected to parliament. The mafia has a understood that there a a Breech in the Wall of Solidarity with those who fight the mafia and its gone into action. It wont end news reports said i matted a wife abandoned him after he agreed to collaborate branding him his 11-year-old son disappeared just before Christmas. Investigators theorized that either the mafia kidnapped the boy to pressure the father into not talking or that Dimatteo a relatives hid the boy to show their displeasure with their relatives a a singing to Justice. Information from Pettiti has led police to top Bosses who were fugitives for years such As the capture in 1993 of Salvatore a a Toto Riina the reputed a Boss of Bosses of the Corleone crime family. Pettiti testimony has helped courts to Send hundreds of mafiosi to prison on Long sentences Dimatteo along with la Barbera a son Gioacchino had Given investigators information that helped Lead them to the arrest last year of several mafia suspects in the 1992 Highway bombing that killed Italy Stop anti mafia crusader judge Giovanni Falcone his wife and three bodyguards. Both Dimatteo and the younger la Barbera had admitted to roles in the bombing. A third Pentito who admitted to being part of the bombing was Antonino Gioe who was found dead and hanging by his shoelaces in his prison cell last year. A there can be thousands of hypotheses to explain Dimatteo a flight a said prosecutor Gioacchino Scaduto a such As he took off to search for his son or fled for fear of a Wii commemoration in London moved to 95 London up1 a family fun Day commemorating the a Day Campaign but criticized by veterans As too lighthearted has been postponed to Mark the 50th anniversary of the end of world War ii the National heritage Secretary said Friday. Peter Brooke who already had agreed to modify the event planned for London s Hyde Park said sufficient tributes were paid to veterans last week at ceremonies in Southern England and Normandy France that commemorated the june 6, 1944, Allied invasion of Europe. A the governments objective was to raise awareness of what was achieved during the Normandy Campaign and pay fitting tribute to Campaign veterans a Brooke said. A this has been achieved through a highly successful program which reached a Climax in Portsmouth and Normandy last weekend. 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