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ROME (AP) — Parliament's anti-mafia commission has summoned officials from Italy's state-run RAI television after it ran a prime-time interview with the son of Italy's most notorious mobster.
Talk-show host Bruno Vespa defended his decision to put Salvo Riina, son of Salvatore "Toto" Riina, on air Wednesday night. At the start of his popular "Porta a Porta" show, Vespa told viewers that while the show might cause discomfort, "to fight the Mafia, which is still powerful and enjoys protection, you have to know it."
The anti-mafia commission summoned RAI's leadership for an urgent explanation Thursday.
After years on the run, the elder Riina was captured in 1993, convicted of several murders and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Thursday edition of "Porta a Porta" focused on the fight against the mob.
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