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@propublica @meghann Mafia groups targeted members of wealthy Italian families who could afford to pay a large ransom. In 1991, after hundreds of kidnappings, the Italian government passed a law that froze the assets of the victims’ families, prohibiting them from paying the ransom money. — PolitiTweet.org

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@propublica @meghann Beginning with labor strikes in 1969, it was a time of significant political unrest in Italy. Right-wing and left-wing paramilitary groups terrorized the Italian people with bombings, shootings, and an epidemic of kidnapping that peaked in the mid 1970s. — PolitiTweet.org

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@propublica @meghann As a result, kidnapping for ransom dropped from 29 per year to about 5. The epidemic faded, but the law remained controversial with victims and their families. Sound familiar? https://t.co/pHwjiy4Y4A https://t.co/fwRKl8pccH — PolitiTweet.org

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