Milan, 23 May (LaPresse) – ‘There is no ruling stating that it is wrong. In law, silence does not equate to neutrality. It is abandonment. This is not a closed chapter. It is a story that no one has yet had the courage to tell in full.’ So reads a post accompanying a document published on Instagram by Allegra Gucci, commenting on the out-of-court settlement reached three years ago regarding the dispute between her and her sister Alessandra against their mother, Patrizia Reggiani. Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci were the central figures in Italian news in the 1990s. Now the European Court of Human Rights has dismissed the appeal lodged by Allegra and Alessandra. Their mother, Patrizia Reggiani, is to receive €3.9 million, despite her conviction as the instigator of the murder of Maurizio Gucci, then head of the eponymous fashion house. Gucci was murdered in Milan on 27 March 1995. For that crime, his ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani was definitively sentenced to 26 years’ imprisonment as the instigator. ‘Paying a ransom does not mean justice has been done,’ reads a statement from the Gucci sisters to the European Court of Human Rights regarding the decision taken by the ECHR. This concerns the decision not to proceed with the application by Allegra and her sister against the ruling to uphold the divorce settlement between their parents, which provided for a life annuity to Patrizia Reggiani. The bitter summary of what Allegra Gucci posted on social media is: ‘The killer got away with it. Those who lost their father paid the price.’ The ECHR decided to strike the appeal from the register, considering that the dispute did not warrant further examination following the financial settlement reached in 2023 between the two daughters and their mother. The dismissal was in fact based on the agreement reached in February three years ago, under which the sisters paid their mother €3.9 million to settle the dispute once and for all.
Allegra Gucci: ‘Those who killed profited, those who lost their father paid the price’
Milan, 23 May (LaPresse) – ‘There is no ruling stating that it is wrong. In law, silence does not equate to neutrality. It is abandonment. This is not a closed chapter. It is a story that no one has yet had the courage to tell in full.’ So reads a post accompanying a document published on Instagram by Allegra Gucci, commenting on the out-of-court settlement reached three years ago regarding the dispute between her and her sister Alessandra against their mother, Patrizia Reggiani. Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci were the central figures in Italian news in the 1990s. Now the European Court of Human Rights has dismissed the appeal lodged by Allegra and Alessandra. Their mother, Patrizia Reggiani, is to receive €3.9 million, despite her conviction as the instigator of the murder of Maurizio Gucci, then head of the eponymous fashion house. Gucci was murdered in Milan on 27 March 1995. For that crime, his ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani was definitively sentenced to 26 years’ imprisonment as the instigator. ‘Paying a ransom does not mean justice has been done,’ reads a statement from the Gucci sisters to the European Court of Human Rights regarding the decision taken by the ECHR. This concerns the decision not to proceed with the application by Allegra and her sister against the ruling to uphold the divorce settlement between their parents, which provided for a life annuity to Patrizia Reggiani. The bitter summary of what Allegra Gucci posted on social media is: ‘The killer got away with it. Those who lost their father paid the price.’ The ECHR decided to strike the appeal from the register, considering that the dispute did not warrant further examination following the financial settlement reached in 2023 between the two daughters and their mother. The dismissal was in fact based on the agreement reached in February three years ago, under which the sisters paid their mother €3.9 million to settle the dispute once and for all.
