Pio La Torre | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 25 May 1972 – 30 April 1982 | |
| Constituency | Palermo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1927 Palermo, Italy |
| Died | 30 April 1982 (aged 54) Palermo, Italy |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Communist Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Pio La Torre (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpiːo la ˈtorre]; 24 December 1927 – 30 April 1982) was a leader of the Italian Communist Party (Partito Comunista Italiano, PCI). He was killed by the Mafia after he initiated a law that introduced a new crime in the Italian legal system, mafia conspiracy, and extended the power of the courts to seize and confiscate assets of people belonging to a Mafia-type association.