There is something almost indecently neat about the suggestion that Salvatore Riina – architect of massacres, butcher of judges, mastermind of motorway bombs – may have spent part of his fugitive years not in some dank Sicilian cave but in Gozo, inhaling sea air and enjoying the anonymity of a man whose greatest crime was double‑parking. The ‘ Capo
Agriculture Minister Anton Refalo has strongly denied an Italian newspaper report that suggested a Gozo property once served as a hideout for notorious Sicilian Mafia boss Salvatore “Totò” Riina and alleged a connection to him. Refalo called the claims “absolute hogwash,” insisting the report is entirely false. The Italian daily La Stampa published
Agriculture Minister Anton Refalo has strongly denied claims in an Italian media report linking him to a Gozo property allegedly used by notorious Sicilian mafia boss Salvatore "Totò" Riina. Italian newspaper La Stampa reported on Saturday that Riina, one of Sicily's most feared mafia leaders, had hidden from Italian authorities in a sea-view villa
Cabinet minister Anton Refalo said he never owned the house that Italian media reported a Sicilian mafia boss had resided in, adding that he leased the property almost a decade after the notorious Toto Riina was arrested. “The La Stampa report is factually incorrect. I am not the owner of the property and never was.” La Stampa reported on Saturday
An Italian newspaper investigation claims that a villa in Gozo owned by Agriculture Minister Anton Refalo was once used as a hideout by notorious Sicilian Mafia boss Salvatore “Toto” Riina, according to local residents and testimony from a former mafioso. According to MaltaToday, the report describes how the journalist first spotted Refalo at the property,