DSG Falcone
Strasbourg, 23.05.2012 - “Giovanni Falcone was one of the earliest advocates of international co-operation and law enforcement against organised crime, providing a vivid example that no ministry or country could fight mafia alone,” said Council of Europe Deputy Secretary General on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the assassination near Palermo of this emblematic Italian judge.
“The Council of Europe has pioneered the establishment of international action against criminal networks. I would like to pay tribute to the courage and commitment of Giovanni Falcone, who embodied our values, fighting for justice and defending the rule of law in his tireless combat against organised crime and who paid with the ultimate sacrifice,” concluded Maud de Boer-Buquicchio.