"I find it easier to collaborate with Colombia and Peru than with Malta. If Malta decides not to collaborate with Italy, or responds six months or a year late, the investigation will be useless."
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Cecilia Anesi and Matteo Civillini, Tra mafia e scommesse, perché Malta è la nuova isola del tesoro, Repubblica.it, 10 May 2018
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Nicola Gratteri
Nicola Gratteri (1958) is an Italian prosecutor. He grew up in southern Italy and after he witnessed the brutal methods of the 'Ndrangheta mafia group, he resolved to work against them. After studying for a law degree, he became a prosecutor working to bring mafia members to justice. Gratteri has survived a number of assassination attempts related to his work and is now protected by an armed guard. In 2014, prime minister Matteo Renzi unsuccessfully proposed him as Minister of Justice. Gratteri
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