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In L'Aquila, before the earthquake, a series of tremors had been occurring for months
And several studies which for years had demonstrated the structural defects
of many buildings
Did not lead to correct risk analysis and adequate protection
The population was reassured
rather than protected
And reassurance turned out to be disastrous
In L'Aquila, with the earthquake
all the key buildings collapsed
or became unfit for use
The Prefecture, the Police Headquarters, the Hospital,
the Fire Station
All the buildings that were considered at risk by those studies which had been ignored for years
Collapsed as predicted
The Student Dorms
the National Boarding School,
and many schools,
the university, libraries
Where only chance
prevented the loss of thousands of young lives
In L'Aquila, investigations are being conducted on almost all the buildings that collapsed
At least 100
out of the 309 victims
died because those buildings were poorly built or poorly restructured
In L'Aquila, the most important government initiatives after the earthquake are under investigation
The shoring up of buildings in the historical downtown
The C.A.S.E. Project,
where the base isolation system apparently is not anti-seismic
In L'Aquila, many top government officials are under investigation
Many city officials are accused of forgery, abuse of authority, bid rigging, infringement of building regulations
Many city officials are accused of forgery, abuse of authority, bid rigging, infringement of building regulations
The General Director of the Province is accused of corruption, embezzlement,
abuse of authority, and forgery
The Inter-Regional Superintendence for Public Works is under investigation for abuse of authority
The Inter-Regional Superintendence for Public Works is under investigation for abuse of authority
In L'Aquila and outside of L'Aquila the Civil Protection, the Commissarial Committee,
In L'Aquila and outside of L'Aquila the Civil Protection, the Commissarial Committee,
and the Prefect have been investigated or condemned
Even the Church has been close to being investigated
because of misuse of funds for the reconstruction. Many funds which were set aside for the reconstruction in 2009
are still unavailable
Because of inefficiency and attempts of misappropriation
Or because they are lost in the labyrinth of bureaucracy
Many of those funds have been redirected
towards other areas or other uses
The excessive costs of the C.A.S.E. Project
and of a hypertrophic and inefficient Commissarial Committee
Have swallowed many resources allocated to the emergency
While today uncertainty reigns regarding the resources for reconstruction
Organized crime arrived in L'Aquila to profit from the reconstruction
Organized crime arrived in L'Aquila to profit from the reconstruction
Mafia, Camorra, 'Ndrangheta
Legality and justice
Is what is legal always just?
And must what is illegal always be condemned?
And must what is illegal always be condemned?
Sometimes those who look for justice must confront the law
It is legal for a national politician to recommend a friend's company for contracts in L'Aquila
It is legal for a national politician to recommend a friend's company for contracts in L'Aquila
While it is illegal for thousands of citizens to enter the Red Zone to remove rubble
Is it just to protest and to rebel?
In L'Aquila, some citizens are on trial for having rallied
For their rights
For a "clean" reconstruction
Because the rebuilding of L'Aquila cannot be entrusted to people with dubious reputations
Because the rebuilding of L'Aquila cannot be entrusted to people with dubious reputations
Because the rebuilding cannot be reduced to media propaganda
Because the rebuilding cannot be reduced to media propaganda