Fondazione Antonino Caponnetto

The Fondazione Antonino Caponnetto is an Italian foundation dedicated to the fight against the mafia and organized crime. It pursues this mission primarily through study and the publication of reports on criminal infiltration in Italy and other countries. Its legal seat is in Florence, while its operational seat is in Grassina, a hamlet of the municipality of Bagno a Ripoli. The foundation was established in 2003 in Florence in honor of the magistrate Antonino Caponnetto, one of the leading figures in the fight against Cosa Nostra that culminated in the 1986 Palermo maxi-trial. It was founded on the initiative of Elisabetta Baldi Caponnetto, Antonino's widow, and Salvatore Calleri. Among the foundation's principal activities are the organization of national and international anti-mafia summits, the drafting of reports on mafia infiltration in Italy and abroad, the organization of observatories on the phenomena of the mafia, organized crime, and terrorism, and the dissemination of a culture of legality in schools as well as a culture of road safety. The president of the foundation is Salvatore Calleri himself, flanked by honorary presidents Elisabetta Baldi Caponnetto and Giuseppe Antoci. The foundation has created study and analysis centers on the mafia in Italy and abroad. Together with the Fondazione Mediterraneo it established OMCOM, the Mediterranean Observatory on Organized Crime and the Mafia. It also maintains national and international presidi (outposts). In 2006, on the initiative of President Calleri, an outpost was created in San Marino to contribute, alongside Prosecutor Pier Luigi Vigna, to the fight against the mafia in that ancient nation with democratic traditions. The member of the foundation's presidency office responsible for San Marino is Giovanni Domenico Ricciardi (Gianni Ricciardi), an Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy. In 2015 an outpost was created in Switzerland; since 2018 its referent has been Claudio Metzger. These outposts have no legal representation; they serve only as social reference points and exclusively to analyze criminal phenomena. The legal and administrative seat of all initiatives is in Italy, in the province of Florence. The foundation's stated aims include combating the mafia according to the teachings and indications left by Dr. Caponnetto, going into schools to promote a culture of legality as a fundamental instrument for building and disseminating ideals of justice, solidarity, and truth; organizing an annual national anti-mafia summit in Italy that brings together people who fight against this phenomenon; and running the Sentinelle della Legalità (Sentinels of Legality) project in Italian schools. Since 2011 it has instituted the National Prize for the Culture of Legality in memory of judge Antonino Caponnetto. Since 2014 it has instituted the Premio Scomodo, awarded to people who are inconvenient for the mafia and for powers in general. Since 2015 it has instituted the Premio Sbirro for members of law enforcement who genuinely fight illegality.

The Fondazione Antonino Caponnetto was founded in 2003 in Florence, Italy. It was established in honor of the magistrate Antonino Caponnetto, a key figure in the fight against Cosa Nostra that culminated in the 1986 Palermo maxi-trial. The foundation was created on the initiative of Elisabetta Baldi Caponnetto, Antonino's widow, and Salvatore Calleri. Its legal seat is in Florence and its operational seat is in Grassina, a hamlet of Bagno a Ripoli. From its inception, the foundation focused on studying and publishing reports on criminal infiltration in Italy and other countries. It has organized national and international anti-mafia summits, established observatories on mafia, organized crime, and terrorism, and promoted a culture of legality in schools and road safety awareness. In 2006, on the initiative of President Calleri, an outpost of the foundation was created in San Marino to contribute, alongside Prosecutor Pier Luigi Vigna, to the fight against the mafia in that ancient nation with democratic traditions. The member of the foundation's presidency office responsible for San Marino is Giovanni Domenico Ricciardi (Gianni Ricciardi), an Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy. In 2015 an outpost was created in Switzerland; since 2018 its referent has been Claudio Metzger. These outposts have no legal representation; they serve only as social reference points and exclusively to analyze criminal phenomena. The legal and administrative seat of all initiatives remains in Italy, in the province of Florence. The foundation has created study and analysis centers on the mafia in Italy and abroad. Together with the Fondazione Mediterraneo it established OMCOM, the Mediterranean Observatory on Organized Crime and the Mafia. It also runs the Sentinelle della Legalità project in Italian schools. Since 2011 it has instituted the National Prize for the Culture of Legality in memory of judge Antonino Caponnetto. Since 2014 it has instituted the Premio Scomodo, awarded to people who are inconvenient for the mafia and for powers in general. Since 2015 it has instituted the Premio Sbirro for members of law enforcement who genuinely fight illegality. The president of the foundation is Salvatore Calleri, flanked by honorary presidents Elisabetta Baldi Caponnetto and Giuseppe Antoci.

• 2018

  Claudio Metzger becomes referent for the Swiss outpost.

• 2015

  An outpost created in Switzerland; Premio Sbirro established for law enforcement members fighting illegality.

• 2014

  Premio Scomodo established, awarded to people inconvenient for the mafia and powers in general.

• 2011

  National Prize for the Culture of Legality established in memory of judge Antonino Caponnetto.

• 2006

  An outpost of the foundation created in San Marino on the initiative of President Calleri.

• 2003

  Foundation established in Florence on the initiative of Elisabetta Baldi Caponnetto and Salvatore Calleri.

A civil-society anti-mafia foundation combining research, reporting, observatories, and educational programs to promote a culture of legality.

1. 1Fondazione Antonino Caponnetto – Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Fondazione Antonino Caponnetto – Wikipedia (Italian)it.wikipedia.org
3. 3Official websiteantoninocaponnetto.it