Maxiprocesso

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:crime
gptkbp:appealsTo gptkb:Corte_di_Cassazione
majority of convictions upheld
gptkbp:convictedOf 338
gptkbp:country gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:defendant 475
gptkbp:endDate 1987-12-16
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maxiprocesso
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Giovanni_Falcone
gptkb:Paolo_Borsellino
gptkb:Antonino_Caponnetto
Corte d'Assise di Palermo
gptkbp:language gptkb:Italian
gptkbp:legalImpact established precedent for prosecuting Mafia as a criminal organization
gptkbp:location gptkb:Palermo
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:notableDefendant gptkb:Michele_Greco
gptkb:Pippo_Calò
gptkb:Bernardo_Provenzano
gptkb:Salvatore_Riina
gptkbp:notableFeature first time Mafia recognized as a single criminal organization by Italian law
massive courtroom built for the trial
use of pentiti (turncoat witnesses)
gptkbp:notableWitness gptkb:Giuseppe_Marchese
gptkb:Tommaso_Buscetta
gptkb:Francesco_Marino_Mannoia
gptkb:Salvatore_Contorno
Vincenzo Sinagra
gptkbp:prosecutor gptkb:Giovanni_Falcone
gptkb:Paolo_Borsellino
gptkb:Antonino_Caponnetto
gptkb:Claudio_Martelli
gptkb:Domenico_Signorino
gptkb:Giuseppe_Ayala
gptkb:Giuseppe_Di_Lello
gptkb:Leonardo_Guarnotta
gptkbp:publicReaction widespread support for anti-Mafia efforts
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Assassination_of_Giovanni_Falcone
gptkb:Assassination_of_Paolo_Borsellino
gptkb:Second_Mafia_War
gptkbp:result mass conviction of Mafia members
gptkbp:sentence life imprisonment
long-term imprisonment
gptkbp:significance largest anti-Mafia trial in history
gptkbp:startDate 1986-02-10
gptkbp:topic gptkb:Mafia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mafia_Maxi_Trial
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7