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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo

Three acquitted in ‘cattle mafia’ case over alleged intimidation of Sicilian sisters

The Napoli sisters on their farm in Sicily in 2017
The Napoli sisters on their farm in Sicily in 2017. Photograph: Francesco Bellina/Cesura

Three men accused of threatening three Sicilian sisters who claimed to have been targeted by the local mafia have been acquitted due to lack of evidence.

The sisters claimed to be victims of the so-called “cattle mafia”, a group of mobsters accused of driving farmers from their lands with intimidation campaigns in order to obtain EU agricultural subsidies of up to €1,000 a hectare.

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