Paintings and sculptures are displayed inside CAM Museum (Casoria Contemporary Art Museum) in Casoria. Museum director Antonio Manfredi told AFP that he is asking for asylum in Germany, saying he is fed up with mafia threats and a government that is failing to protect Italy’s rich cultural heritage.

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