Rossi's death, 'not a passer-by in the alley but a figure active in murder'

"Today's most shocking news is that the man in the alley who for too many years was described as a possible tourist who passed by and left a dying man to die was not a passer-by. In reality that person had an absolutely active role in this affair and in fact blocked the rescue efforts for over 20 minutes because Rossi was still alive at that moment and could have been helped." This was said by Gianluca Vinci, president of the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the death of David Rossi, on the sidelines of the press conference presenting the RIS report on the case, underway at the Hotel Nazionale in Piazza Montecitorio in Rome.

On who may have committed "what we consider to all intents and purposes to be a murder", Vinci underlined that "in Italy a murder done in that way cannot be a crime of impulse.

As testified today and certified by the RIS, there were probably two people blocking the alley, just as there were more people inside Rossi's office when he was hung. We are therefore talking about at least 4-5 people involved."

"All these are methods - he added - that are not suitable for a murder committed by acquaintances but by structured organizations that are able to enter a bank, take a person and block an alley", a street.

On the hypothesis that those responsible can be traced back to the 'Ndrangheta, Vinci explained "that it was certainly a very organized criminal entity. From the names that emerged throughout this investigation, some members of the organized crime of Lower Mantovana and Lower Reggiana are redundant, so that is the clear direction in which we are going".