After just three months in office as Minister of the Interior , Scelba was confronted with the Portella della Ginestra massacre . Twelve days after the left-wing election victory in the Sicilian regional elections of 1947 , the May 1 labour parade in Portella della Ginestra was attacked , culminating in the killing of 11 people and the wounding of over thirty . The attack was attributed to the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano , the aim being to punish local leftists for the recent election results
Portella della Ginestra massacre
Portella della Ginestra massacre
Mario Scelba