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Man accused of serving as Ndrangheta link in Switzerland denies being a mafioso
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Man accused of serving as Ndrangheta link in Switzerland denies being a mafioso

From Le Temps · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources In the courts
  • The defendant told the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, “I am not a mafioso.”
  • He acknowledged knowing the alleged head of an Ndrangheta clan since childhood and having hosted him at his home in Aargau.
  • He said their relationship was limited to friendship and denied any connection to the man’s activities.

“I am not a mafioso,” the 59-year-old defendant told judges at Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona.

The man faces accusations of serving as a financial and logistical link for the Calabrian Ndrangheta in Switzerland. During the latest questioning, he partially answered the judge’s questions, unlike on the first day of the trial.

He acknowledged knowing the man whom federal prosecutors identify as the head of an Ndrangheta clan. The two attended the same school in Calabria. He also admitted that he had hosted the alleged clan leader at his home in the canton of Aargau.

The defendant insisted that the relationship amounted only to an old friendship. He said he had nothing to do with the man’s life and that it did not interest him.

I am not a mafioso.

— DefendantHis denial of membership in the Calabrian mafia during questioning at the Federal Criminal Court.
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Originally published by Le Temps in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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