The first court sitting of the series of trials in Italy, held in a court in Palermo (Sicily) that went on to defeat and dissolve Cosa Nostra, the largest Sicilian mafia group at that time, began 38 years ago on the 10th of February 1986. Photo shows Luciano Liggio, a mafia boss in prison, who was summoned to testify.
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