In his message on the day of the memory of the victims of terrorism, the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella underlines that “it is right to remember the courage of those who have not bowed, of those who continued to defend the conquered freedom, the law and legality, the institutions who preside over democratic life. Terrorism has been defeated thanks to the sacrifice and righteousness of many, and thanks to the unity that the Italian people have been able to express in defense of the deepest values of their civilization “
THE CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE
«On the” Memorial Day “, which the Italian Parliament wished to dedicate to the victims of terrorism, the Republic is bowing before the lives broken by political fanaticism, by the violence of brigatist and neo-fascist groups, by subversive assaults on democratic institutions and civil coexistence .
Tragically long is the following of people killed in the lead years: servants of the state, women and men elected as symbols of public functions, citizens engaged in social life, coherent witnesses who have not succumbed to blackmail. The bond of memory renews and strengthens the feeling of solidarity with family members, but also calls for a commitment that applies to the whole community.
Remembering is a duty. Remembering the strategies and plots created to destabilize the constitutional order, the complicity and deviations of unfaithful subjects in the state apparatus, the weaknesses of those who were late in distancing themselves from ideological degenerations and the expanding climate of violence. And it is right to remember the courage of those who have not bowed, of those who have continued to defend the freedom they have won, the law and the legality, the institutions that preside over democratic life. Terrorism has been defeated thanks to the sacrifice and righteousness of many, and thanks to the unity that the Italian people have been able to express in defense of the deepest values of their civilization. History has shown us that the unity and cohesion of Italians are the most effective tools in the face of the most serious dangers.
Over time, direct and indirect responsibilities have been ascertained. The perpetrators of the crimes were subjected to trials and convictions. But not everywhere full light was shed. Truth remains a right, as well as a duty for institutions. Terrorism and subversion have been beaten with the tools of democracy and the Constitution: the search for truth, therefore, must continue where gaps and dark points persist.
May 9 is the day Aldo Moro was killed. Brigadier barbarism then reached the height of aggression against the democratic state. The heartbreaking torture to which Moro was subjected will remain an incurable wound in our democratic history. Rejected the terrorist threat, today even more we feel the duty to free Moro and every other victim from a memory exclusively linked to the criminal actions of their killers. In rediscovering the thought, the action, the teachings of Moro and of many other righteous people who have paid the price of life, we will also find some roots that can be precious to face the future “.
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