"Three months have passed the Senate by unanimous green light" - Falco Accame, dell'Anavafaf President, National Association of Italian support victims and families enrolled in the armed forces of the dead, sent a letter to Senate President Renato Schifani calling for the re- establishment of the Commission on ' depleted uranium, noting that three months have passed by unanimous green light from the Senate and stressing the need to evaluate the cases of disease occurred in Somalia, except by the previous Commission.
On March 16, 2010 - Accame recalled in the letter - was given the green light of the unanimous Senate, the establishment of a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into the deaths and serious illnesses that hit the Italian personnel employed in military missions abroad, because of depleted uranium or other chemical factors. But - the President dellAnavafaf - "it's been three months since this announcement, but the Commission has not yet been established, and yet there are several bills in this area, including those of Senator Costa, Senator Casson, Senator Balboni. It's been over two years since the previous Commission, chaired by Senator Menapace, ceased to exist due to the interruption of the legislature. "
"In 2006 - Accame points - the number of sick soldiers, according to what was informed by the Directorate of Health military (but only the personnel of the Armed Forces has become ill also other staff) was above 2500. In particular, after the close of the last Commission, were presented at the Higher Institute of Health in Rome, the data collected in the districts by the military police, as ordered by the previous Commission (and these data have not been taken into account) " .
also "have been excluded all cases in Somalia." "This is a very worrying situation with regard to the care of military personnel (and not only military) posted in areas of operation where weapons were used to ' depleted uranium and where there were emanations of nano-particles heavy metal, "said the president dell'Anavafaf, concluding:" Taking into account the serious problems that have arisen to compensate the victims, problems that require urgent solution, I shall be very grateful for your intervention in order to finally give way on the announced re-establishment of the Commission of Inquiry. "
