Commemoration of Nicola Calipari to the police headquarters in Rome

05/03/14

Nine years have passed since Nicola Calipari lost his life in Iraq in favor of journalist Giuliana Sgrena. For his heroic gesture he was awarded a gold medal for military valor in memory of the President of the Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.

Alberto Intini, former mobile team leader in Rome and current police chief of Latina, loves to remember Calipari in one of his writings as a thoroughbred policeman, a fine manager, a serious professional, an intelligent man and a beautiful human figure.

Today, in the memory of this great man and policeman, in the police headquarters in Rome, a plaque and a low relief were inaugurated, positioned in the middle of the long corridor on the first floor. The work is a bronze sculpture that portrays Nicola Calipari and was created by the sculptor Ennio Di Francesco. First hidden by the tricolor was then discovered by the chief of police, Alessandro Pansa, and by the police chief of Rome, Massimo Maria Mazza.

His wife, Rosa Maria, recalled how important they are for her and her children, Silvia and Filippo, institutions and respect for them.

A medal for merit of service, was then recognized to Nicola Calipari, and delivered to his son Filippo by the police chief.

Among the civil and military authorities present to honor the memory of the official: Walter Veltroni, at the time of the tragic late mayor of Rome, Guglielmo Epifani, then secretary general CGIL, the prefect Santi Giuffré, the prefect Francesco Cirillo, the prefect Francesco Cirillo, the prefect Gaudenzio Truzzi.

Nicola Calipari, an official of the State Police and servant of the State, began his career in the 1979 at the police headquarters in Genoa, first as a Mobile Squad officer and then as a manager of the Flying Squad.

Later he was assigned various positions: manager of the Flying Squad and deputy head of cabinet in the Cosenza police station, he collaborated in Australia with the National Crime Authority, manager and then director of the Interprovincial Criminalpol Center of the Rome police headquarters, director of the 3rd and 2nd division of the Central Operational Service (SCO) of the Central Directorate for the Criminal Police, manager of the Foreigners Office of the Rome police headquarters.

In 2002, after twenty years of police service, he joined SISMI, the Military Information and Security Service.

In one of his mediation interventions he lost his life.

Monica Palermo