Nicola Gratteri

Nicola Gratteri (born 1958) is an Italian prosecutor. He grew up in southern Italy and after he witnessed the brutal methods of the 'Ndrangheta mafia group, he resolved to work against them. After studying for a law degree, he became a prosecutor working to bring mafia members to justice. Gratteri has survived a number of assassination attempts related to his work and is now protected by an armed guard. In 2014, prime minister Matteo Renzi unsuccessfully proposed him as Minister of Justice. Gratteri was prosecutor of Catanzaro from 2016 and of Naples from 2023.

Early life and career Gratteri was born in Gerace, Calabria, in 1958. He was the third of five children of a poor family.

In August 2007, Gratteri was consulted by German police following the murder of six Italians in Duisburg that was believed to be mafia-related. In 2014 Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi appointed Gratteri to head a commission to draft new anti-mafia laws. Renzi also attempted to appoint him as Minister of Justice; this was unsuccessful due to opposition from president Giorgio Napolitano.

In 2013 Prime Minister Enrico Letta set him the task of creating a task force to fight organised crime.