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A social media post by the son of a notorious Cosa Nostra mafia boss has sparked outrage in the town of Corleone, Sicily, as it was seen as undermining the community’s efforts to rid itself of the stigma associated with its dark past in organized crime.

Without debate, with 19 votes "for", without a single "against" and "abstentions", the Legal Committee of the Parliament approved in the second reading the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code, introducing a mechanism of control over the Prosecutor General.

The most famous line uttered by the protagonist, Vito Corleone, in Francis Ford Coppola's stunning rendition of "The Godfather" is: "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse".

Gangster “Boss of bosses” Toto Riina, who has died at the age of 87 according to Italian media reports, was one of the most violent and feared Godfathers in the history of the Sicilian Mafia.