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Piero Luigi Vigna (1 August 1933 - 28 September 2012) was an Italian magistrate. From 1997 to 2005 he was Chief of the Procura Nazionale Antimafia (National Antimafia Prosecution Office).
Biography
[edit]He was born at Borgo San Lorenzo and became a magistrate in 1959. He was initially pretore in Florence and Milan, returning to his native city's prosecution office in 1965. In 1991 he became Chief Prosecutor: his investigations included those on right-wing terrorism, the Train 904 bombing and the so-called Monster of Florence, as well as on the presence of mafia in Tuscany.[1] From 1992, he also acted as district antimafia prosecutor.
On 14 January 1997, Vigna was appointed National Antimafia Prosecutor, a position he held until reaching retirement age in 2005.[1] He was succeeded by Piero Grasso. Until his death he remained honorary president of Magistratura indipendente, an Italian magistrates' association.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Muere ex procurador italiano antimafia". Notimex (in Spanish). Mexico City. 28 September 2012. ProQuest 1081135032.
External links
[edit]- Short biography at Italian Presidency website (in Italian)
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