He died yesterday at his home in the capital, Gennaro Monaco. He had 75 years and had been, within the framework of his glorious career within the Police, Prefect of Rome.
The funeral will be held today 13 January at 12.15 at the parish of Santa Chiara, in Piazza dei Giuochi Delfici in Rome.
Very well known in the judicial circles for a series of events that had seen him protagonist, he had covered in the course of his brilliant career in the service of the State, the assignments of Police Headquarters, Rome Police Headquarters, Prefect of Massa Carrara, Prefect of Taranto, Director Central Criminal Police, Deputy Chief of Police and then Special Commissioner for the fight against racketeering and usury, for aid to the victims of the Mafia and for missing persons.
Turned to the headlines for being probably the main architect of the dismantling of the infamous Banda della Magliana, he had obtained during his career other excellent results such as the capture of the cashier of the Mafia Pippo Calò, the elimination of many gangs dedicated to kidnapping person for the purpose of extortion, including that of Johnny the Zingaro and the injured "Lallo" De Sanctis, responsible for the kidnapping of four people, including three killed after the payment of the ransom and the fourth released by him. The release of the kidnapped Mirta Corsetti, Dante Belardinelli and Gianni Comper, the fight without distinction of color to terrorism, resulted in the capture of leaders of the Red Brigades as Valerio Morucci and Adriana Faranda in addition to that of the black terrorist Pierluigi Concutelli.
During a recent interview he said that in the Police there are people who sacrifice a lot but who unfortunately are not protected. He then added that his men, at the time when he was leading them, would "throw themselves into the flames" while today they would not be protected and protected. "Too many times the police are in front of the critics, even when it is not the case. For example, the facts of Diaz, OK, those are a shameful case, for which however those who had to pay did not pay "and refers to the Prefect De Gennaro, at the time of the facts Chief of Police. When the interviewer asked him why De Gennaro did not pay for those ignoble facts, Monaco replied: "Ask him who commands Italy, De Gennaro was a friend of mine, I was the one who brought him to the Flying Squad. It is very valid. It has only one small defect: for the ambition it would be capable of everything, hence the nickname attributed to it, that is to say the shark ". Finally, teased to the role and skills of the Minister of the Interior, Monaco had replied that he did not know him, but that he had the impression of being in front of people with a poor personality. He then added that he did not see people with the right attributes to cover such a delicate task and had closed the brief interview confirming what was reported by former magistrate Gherlando Colombo, that "Italy is the country of blackmail", reason for a person like Gennaro Monaco, despite the great successes achieved in his career, despite having established himself at the highest levels, has failed to make the career he would have probably deserved.
