Maxi Trial

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:crime
gptkbp:category gptkb:1980s_in_Italy
gptkb:History_of_Sicily
Mafia trials
gptkbp:convictedOf 338
gptkbp:country gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:defendant 475
gptkbp:endDate 1992-01-30
gptkbp:followedBy subsequent anti-Mafia prosecutions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maxi Trial
gptkbp:impact changed Italian criminal law
inspired anti-Mafia movement
led to creation of witness protection program
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Giovanni_Falcone
gptkb:Paolo_Borsellino
gptkb:Alfonso_Giordano
gptkb:Palermo_Court_of_Assizes
gptkbp:language gptkb:Italian
gptkbp:location gptkb:Palermo
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:notableAchievement assassination of Falcone and Borsellino
increased anti-Mafia efforts
life sentences for Mafia bosses
major blow to Cosa Nostra
gptkbp:notableCollaboration gptkb:Tommaso_Buscetta
gptkb:Francesco_Marino_Mannoia
gptkb:Salvatore_Contorno
gptkbp:notableDefendant gptkb:Michele_Greco
gptkb:Francesco_Madonia
gptkb:Giuseppe_Calò
gptkb:Leoluca_Bagarella
gptkb:Pippo_Calò
gptkb:Totò_Riina
gptkb:Bernardo_Provenzano
gptkb:Salvatore_Riina
gptkbp:notableFeature custom-built bunker courtroom
use of pentiti (turncoats)
gptkbp:numberOfSentences 19 life sentences
2665 years of prison
gptkbp:precededBy smaller Mafia trials
gptkbp:prosecutor gptkb:Giovanni_Falcone
gptkb:Paolo_Borsellino
gptkb:Antonino_Caponnetto
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Second_Mafia_War
assassination of anti-Mafia judges
gptkbp:significance largest anti-Mafia trial in history
gptkbp:startDate 1986-02-10
gptkbp:topic gptkb:Sicilian_Mafia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Giovanni_Falcone
gptkb:Mafia
gptkb:Paolo_Borsellino
gptkb:Tommaso_Buscetta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5