Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday said the fact that her government was pursuing the right strategy in its fight against the mafia was further confirmed by wiretapped conversations published by Rome daily La Repubblica in which criminal bosses reportedly complained that she had not eased measures including the life term without benefits and the 41 bis prison regime providing for near-total isolation reserved for mafia bosses and other offenders deemed to be highly dangerous.

“I read the wiretaps published by La Repubblica in which some bosses attack me and the Italian Government for not easing hard prison for members of the mafia”, the premier wrote on Facebook.

Meloni said this was “further confirmation that we are on the right track.

“Our commitment in the fight against the mafia is total”, she said.

“The 41 bis and life term without benefits remain essential cornerstones.

“No yielding until we will govern Italy”, wrote Meloni.

Both prison regimes were introduced in the early 1990s with the aim of fighting organized crime amid a spate in mafia attacks and bombings.