Filippo Piritore, 75, said he had been “misunderstood” by authorities
Former police officer Filippo Piritore, arrested on charges of obstructing the investigation into the murder of Piersanti Mattarella, brother of the current President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, said he had been “misunderstood” by the authorities and was in a “state of confusion and anxiety”.
According to magistrates, the 75-year-old former agent made “completely unconfirmed” statements about a glove found in the car used to escape the killers, which would have contributed to hindering the investigation.
“I entered a state of confusion and anxiety, so I must have said something that was misinterpreted. I was probably agitated when I said those things,” Piritore told the investigating judge during preliminary questioning.
According to the documentation signed by the former policeman, the glove was taken to the then deputy prosecutor of Palermo, Pietro Grasso, who headed the investigation. However, the magistrate assured that he had never received the object, information supported by the absence of any report certifying the delivery.
“I didn’t hide anything. Someone must have told me to do this, perhaps my superiors at the time. I just did my duty”, he added.
Salvatore Butera, former economic advisor and close friend of Mattarella, celebrated Piritore’s arrest and the continuation of the investigation into the death of the then governor of Sicily, assassinated in 1980.
“After 45 years we are still looking for the truth about the murder of Piersanti Mattarella. Now a cover-up that everyone has suspected for years has been discovered. One person has been arrested, this is a fact. Perhaps there are other people who have distorted the case,” he said. .
Source: Terra
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