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Bruno Naso, lawyer of Massimo Carminati, speaks to the press as he arrives at Rome's criminal court on November 5, 2015, on the opening day of the Mafia Capitale trial, a case related to the alleged infiltration of City Hall by a mafia network. The alleged ringleaders of Italy's newest mafia go on trial today in a landmark case set to highlight systemic corruption in Rome and serve as a litmus test of the country's battle against organised crime. Massimo Carminati, a one-eyed gangster with a history of far-right links, stands accused with more than 40 alleged accomplices of operating a network that stole millions of euros from the city of Rome. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI (Photo credit should read ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)

Bruno Naso, lawyer of Massimo Carminati, speaks to the press as he arrives at Rome's criminal court on November 5, 2015, on the opening day of the Mafia Capitale trial, a case related to the alleged infiltration of City Hall by a mafia network. The alleged ringleaders of Italy's newest mafia go on trial today in a landmark case set to highlight systemic corruption in Rome and serve as a litmus test of the country's battle against organised crime. Massimo Carminati, a one-eyed gangster with a history of far-right links, stands accused with more than 40 alleged accomplices of operating a network that stole millions of euros from the city of Rome.  AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI        (Photo credit should read ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)