The Naples Public Prosecutor's Office has decided to halt the collaboration process initiated a few months ago by Francesco Schiavone, the former head of the Casalesi clan, also known as "Sandokan". The investigators decided to revoke Schiavone's protection program because they believed his previous statements were ineffective. The anti-Camorra prosecutors, led by Prosecutor Nicola Gratteri, then sought approval from the Ministry of Justice, which ordered Sandokan's return to detention under the 41 bis regime. Schiavone began collaborating with the magistrates in March, after spending 26 years in prison. In 1998, he was arrested and sentenced to life in prison in the Spartacus maxi-trial, as well as several other crimes. In 2018, his son Nicola, the first in the family, repented and cooperated with justice. He will be followed in 2021 by his other son, Walter. Sandokan's other sons, Emanuele Libero (who will be released from prison in August) and Carmine, remain in prison, while Giuseppina Nappa, Sandokan's wife, is not in Casal di Principe.
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