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24-744: Gregorio Bellocco ( Italian pronunciation: [ɡreˈɡɔːrjo belˈlɔkko] ; born 1956 in Rosarno ) is an Italian criminal and a member of the 'Ndrangheta , a mafia-type organisation in Calabria . He is the boss of the Bellocco 'ndrina from Rosarno in Calabria. He was a fugitive and included in the list of most wanted fugitives in Italy from 1996 until his capture in February 2005. The Bellocco clan

48-622: A federal constitution, interior ministers will often be found at both the federal and sub-national levels. Similarly, autonomous entities and dependent territories may also have interior ministers. In the United Kingdom, the position of Secretary of State for the Home Department , normally referred to as the "Home Secretary", was created in the British governmental reorganisation of 1782 . The United States Department of

72-475: Is a hotbed of the 'Ndrangheta , a Mafia -type criminal organisation based in Calabria. The local 'Ndrangheta dominates the fruit and vegetable businesses in the area, according to Francesco Forgione , a former head of Italy's parliamentary Antimafia Commission . Several powerful criminal clans originate from the town, such as the Bellocco , Pesce and Ascone 'ndrine . In October 2008 the mayor of Rosarno, Carlo Martelli from Berlusconi 's Forza Italia party,

96-443: Is head of a department that is often called an interior ministry , a ministry of internal affairs or a ministry of home affairs . In some jurisdictions, there is no department called an "interior ministry", but the relevant responsibilities are allocated to other departments. In some countries, the public security portfolio belongs to a separate ministry (under a title like "ministry of public order" or "ministry of security"), with

120-692: Is one of the most powerful groups in the 'Ndrangheta. Activities ranged from drug trafficking, extortion, and the control of nearly all commercial businesses in the Gioia Tauro plain. Jointly with the Pesce clan and in collaboration with the Piromalli-Molè 'ndrina they controlled the public contracts for the construction of the container terminal in the port of Gioia Tauro. He succeeded his cousin Umberto Bellocco – arrested in 1993 – as

144-695: The Department of Justice (with functions such as handling the national police and the management of prisons) and individual state governments (e.g. election management). In Canada, the post of Minister of the Interior existed from 1873 to 1936, replacing the previous role of the Secretary of State for the Provinces ; it included functions similar to the US Department of the Interior. After 1936

168-694: The courts . In Japan, law enforcement is decentralised with the National Public Safety Commission coordinating between the National Police Agency and the government through its chairman, who is a cabinet member. National security and immigration matters fall under the Ministry of Justice , whilst the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications handles the administrative system, local government, elections, telecommunication and post matters. In Vietnam,

192-540: The official languages . It carries out specialized functions through its departments, namely the Department of Border Management, the Department of Internal Security, the Department of Jammu & Kashmir Affairs, the Department of Home, the Department of Official Language and the Department of States. As such it heads such functions as the internal intelligence , and police and Civil Services of India , also handling protocol , freedom-fighter pensions and manning of

216-517: The Interior has responsibilities different from similarly named departments elsewhere, primarily the management and conservation of natural resources, and programs and policies dealing with Indigenous peoples . The functions that fall under what most other countries call an "interior ministry" come under other government departments—mostly the Department of Homeland Security (established in 2002 with functions such as immigration management, public safety and disaster relief), with some others falling under

240-509: The acting boss of the clan until, he was arrested in a pre-dawn raid on 16 February 2005, while hiding in an underground bunker. A Carabinieri official said police had been hunting Bellocco for a long time. “He ruled from his territory, moving from tunnels and bunkers,” he said. He has to serve time on several convictions, including a life sentence for murder. He was succeeded by his cousin Giuseppe Bellocco . Rosarno Within

264-618: The borders of Rosarno is the site of the ancient city of Medma . Present day Rosarno appeared during the Byzantine Era , mentioned for the first time in a document in 1037. Ownership of Rosarno was greatly contested, due to its strategic importance in giving a hold over of the fertile Mesima valley and was controlled by various feudal lords, including the Ruffo and the Pignatelli families. An earthquake in 1783 completely destroyed

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288-430: The fields. The level of immigration has led to tensions between local inhabitants and the immigrants. In December 2008, a gunman entered a dilapidated factory where over a hundred farm workers were sleeping and shot two of them, seriously injuring a 21-year-old migrant from Côte d'Ivoire . The migrant workers took to the streets peacefully, marching through Rosarno to deliver a request to the prefectoral commissioner at

312-424: The interior ministry being limited to control over local governments, public administration, elections and similar matters. Notable examples include Greece ( Ministry of Citizen Protection ) and Israel ( Ministry of Public Security ). In some jurisdictions, matters relating to the maintenance of law and order and the administration of justice are the responsibility of a separate justice ministry . In countries with

336-424: The locals arrested for the attacks was Antonio Bellocco, related to members of the feared Bellocco clan , which controls the area in which the fruit farms are situated. He was arrested and received another arrest warrant due to a police operation against the 'Ndrangheta clan on January 12, 2010. The operation was unrelated to the unrest, but the result of an ongoing investigation against the organization. Rosarno

360-475: The main street in the hope of being picked for a day job. In 2006 it was estimated that about 5,000 illegal immigrants lived in the Rosarno region. Many live in squalid conditions in abandoned factories with no running water. Médecins sans Frontières runs free clinics for undocumented migrants in Rosarno and other parts of Calabria. For a 12-hour work day they get paid € 20 and have to pay € 5 for transport to

384-581: The number of injured stood at 53, comprising 18 police, 14 local people and 21 immigrants, eight of whom were in hospital. Attacks against the migrant workers included setting up a roadblock and hunting down stray Africans in the streets of Rosarno. Some of the crop-pickers were shot; others beaten with metal bars or wooden clubs. All African migrant workers were moved out of town by police, while local inhabitants cheered and applauded their departure. They were loaded onto buses destined for immigrant holding centres elsewhere in Calabria, Naples and Bari . Among

408-598: The old feudal castle are preserved, along with a 16th-century coastal tower, the clock tower, the beautiful church of St. John the Baptist, the small church of the Crucifix, and various noblemen's homes, many of which have magnificent marble doorways from the last century. Rosarno is largely agricultural, with citrus and olive groves and juice and candied peel factories. Much of the work is done by illegal immigrants from Africa and Eastern Europe, who gather every morning in

432-582: The parish priest of Rosarno, said the situation of the immigrants reminded him of the circles of hell in Dante's Divine Comedy : "These people live in inhuman and desperate conditions." A spokesman for the International Organization for Migration called the unrest "among the worst of its kind in recent Italian history." Any black person who is hiding in Rosarno should get out. If we catch you, we will kill you. After two days of violence

456-478: The post was abolished, its responsibilities being transferred to other departments. In Hong Kong, the Secretary for Home Affairs is responsible for matters relating to communities, culture, sports and local governance. Policing and related matters are the responsibilities of the Secretary for Security . The Ministry of Home Affairs in India (MHA) is responsible for internal security and demographics , promoting

480-443: The town hall for more humane treatment. In January 2010, after an attack on immigrant farm workers by local youths, rioting broke out. Youths in a car used air rifles to shoot and hurt several immigrants returning from working on the farms. The migrants clashed with police after taking to the streets. Cars were burned and shop windows smashed. Some 2,000 immigrants, most of them from Ghana and Burkina Faso , demonstrated in front of

504-528: The town hall shouting "We are not animals" and carried signs saying "Italians here are racist". Several of the protesters were arrested and locals and immigrants were injured in clashes between the two groups and riot police. After the attacks, the Italian interior minister , Roberto Maroni , a member of the anti-immigrant Northern League party, said the tensions were a result of "too much tolerance towards clandestine immigration ". Father Carmelo Ascone,

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528-405: The town. In the plain surrounding Rosarno, the tremors caused huge landslides which blocked the course of rivers; the resulting marshes led to a malaria epidemic that killed more people than the earthquake itself. The town was quickly rebuilt and became a borough in 1816. The town plan is typified by large squares and straight, wide streets that cross each other perpendicularly. The remains of

552-524: Was arrested for having links to organised crime and of having illegally favoured businesses linked to the Piromalli family , one of the 'Ndrangheta's most powerful clans, from the nearby town of Gioia Tauro . The former mayor was completely cleared of all charges in July 2009 after a year of legal battles with the 466/09 Corte d'Appello di Reggio Calabria decision. In December 2008, the entire town council

576-651: Was dissolved on orders from the central government and replaced by a prefectoral commissioner because it had been infiltrated by 'Ndrangheta members and their known associates. Interior minister An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs ) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security , civil registration and identification, emergency management , supervision of regional and local governments , conduct of elections , public administration and immigration (including passport issuance) matters. This position

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