▁the ▁regional ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁General ▁Confeder ation ▁of ▁Labour ▁( C g il ) ▁and ▁finally ▁within ▁the ▁Italian ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁( P CI ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁La ▁Torre ▁replaced ▁pe asant ▁leader ▁P lac ido ▁R izz otto ▁in ▁Cor le one ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁M af ia ▁of ▁Luci ano ▁Leg gio . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁the ▁young ▁student ▁La ▁Torre ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁Bis ac qu ino ▁while ▁leading ▁the ▁fight ▁of ▁pe as ants ▁for ▁land ▁reform ▁through ▁occup ations ▁of ▁large ▁est ates . ▁He ▁spent ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁in ▁j ail ▁in ▁prevent ive ▁cust ody ▁before ▁being ▁released . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁P CI , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁regional ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁for ▁Sic ily . ▁ ▁In ▁Parliament ▁La ▁Torre ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁( Ital ian : ▁Camera ▁dei ▁Deput ati ) ▁for ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Pal ermo ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁twice ▁and ▁remained ▁a ▁deput y ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁M af ia ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁La ▁Torre ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ant im af ia ▁Commission , ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁during ▁the