Ciro Cirillo | |
|---|---|
 Cirillo, photographed during his kidnapping by the Red Brigades | |
| Born | 15 February 1921 |
| Died | 30 July 2017 (aged 96) Torre del Greco, Italy |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Being kidnapped by the Red Brigades |
On 27 April 1981, the Red Brigades (BR) kidnapped the 60-year-old Christian Democrat (DC) politician Ciro Cirillo and killed his two-man escort in the garage of his Naples apartment building. At the time, Cirillo directed reconstruction efforts in Campania devastated by the earthquake in the Irpinia region on 23 November 1980.[1][2] He was released after a controversial deal with the Camorra;[3][4][5] they did not negotiate with the BR and only asked them to release him.[6] This happened several years after the Italian state had refused to negotiate with the BR in their kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, leading observers and critics to wonder what changed and the reasons behind the state's negotiation.[7][8][9] Cirillo died in 2017.[10][11]
- ^ "Around the World; Italian Terrorists Kidnap Politician and Kill 2 Guards". The New York Times. 28 April 1981. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ D'Avanzo, Giuseppe (12 April 2001). "la Repubblica/politica: Cirillo, i misteri del sequestro 'La mia verita' e' dal notaio'". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Cirillo, l'uomo dei segreti tra Brigate Rosse, Stato e camorra: 'Fu zittito dalla Dc'". Il Mattino (in Italian). 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Cirillo, la Camorra, le BR..." Associazione Me.Dia.Re. (in Italian). 27 April 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Un silenzio lungo 40 anni. Il caso Cirillo e i segreti di quella trattativa tra Stato, camorra e Br". La Repubblica (in Italian). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Caso Cirillo, ex 007: 'La Dc trattò con la camorra, non con le Br'". Roma (in Italian). 26 April 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "[L'intervista esclusiva] 'Cirillo rapito dalle BR e quel riscatto pagato dai costruttori del post terremoto dell'Irpinia. Napoli città infetta'". Tiscali Notizie (in Italian). 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Demarco, Marco (30 July 2017). "Lo stato e la trattativa con i terroristi Perché per Cirillo sì e per Moro no?". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Consoli, Andrea Di; Scotti, Vincenzo (18 January 2019). "Quando la DC decise di trattare con le BR per liberare Ciro Cirillo". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "È morto Ciro Cirillo, l'ex Dc sequestrato e liberato dalle Brigate Rosse". Il Giornale (in Italian). 30 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Comi, Paolo (1 August 2017). "Chi trattò con la camorra per salvare Cirillo? Forse nessuno". Il Dubbio (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.