▁First ▁M af ia ▁War , ▁which ▁published ▁its ▁final ▁report ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁La ▁Torre , ▁together ▁with ▁judge ▁Ces are ▁Ter ran ova , ▁wrote ▁a ▁minor ity ▁report , ▁which ▁pointed ▁to ▁links ▁between ▁the ▁M af ia ▁and ▁prominent ▁polit icians ▁in ▁particular ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Dem ocrat ▁party ▁( DC ▁- ▁Dem oc raz ia ▁Crist iana ). ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁La ▁Torre ▁initi ated ▁a ▁draft ▁law ▁that ▁introduced ▁a ▁new ▁crime ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁legal ▁system , ▁ma f ia ▁consp i racy , ▁and ▁the ▁possibility ▁for ▁the ▁courts ▁to ▁se ize ▁and ▁to ▁conf isc ate ▁the ▁goods ▁of ▁the ▁persons ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁ma f ia ▁consp i racy . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ma f ia ▁consp i racy ▁in ▁article ▁ 4 1 6 ▁bis ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Pen al ▁Code , ▁a ▁serious ▁gap ▁was ▁filled . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁its ▁obvious ▁danger , ▁ma f ia ▁consp i racy ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁Pen al ▁Code ▁as ▁a ▁criminal ▁phenomen on . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁many ▁jud ges ▁had ▁not ▁considered ▁the ▁M af ia ▁a ▁criminal ▁association . ▁The ▁prov isions ▁contained ▁in ▁article ▁ 4 1 6 ▁of ▁the ▁Pen al ▁Code ▁concerning ▁ma f ia - type ▁association ▁were ▁suitable ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁local ▁and ▁limited ▁phen omena ▁of ▁associated ▁del in quency , ▁but ▁not ▁with