MONTREAL – Quebec’s corruption inquiry has heard an exhaustive history of the Italian Mafia – how it was created, how it got into the construction business, and how pervasive it is.
The person testifying Tuesday, Italian-born criminology PhD Valentina Tenti, shared a document recovered by Italian police that purports to hold the “Ten Commandments” of the Sicilian Mafia, known as the “Cosa Nostra” (Our Thing).
-No one can present himself directly to one of our friends (“amico nostro”). There must be a third party to do it.
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-Never look at the wives of friends.
-Never be seen with cops.
-Don’t go to pubs and clubs.
-Always being available for Cosa Nostra is a duty – even if your wife is about to give birth.
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-Appointments must absolutely be respected.
-Wives must be treated with respect.
-When asked for any information, the answer must be the truth.
-Money cannot be taken if it belongs to others or to other families.
-People who can’t be part of Cosa Nostra: Anyone who has a close relative in the police, anyone with a traitor for a relative, anyone who behaves badly and doesn’t hold to moral values.
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