One day before the 34th anniversary of the via D'Amelio bombing, Salvatore Borsellino, brother of judge Paolo Borsellino killed together with his police escort, gave an interview to Diecimedia in which he directed sharp criticism at the government and particularly at Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Borsellino asked Meloni to stop claiming to be inspired by the figure of Paolo Borsellino, arguing that the government's actions are "systematically destroying" the anti-mafia tools left to the judiciary by Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino. He specifically cited the 41 bis prison regime, the blocking life sentence, laws on justice collaborators, and wiretaps, all part of the so-called Falcone decree, stating that "all of this has been swept away." He further claimed that Palermo has life-sentence prisoners who were released without collaborating with justice and continue to manage their mafia families from detention.

Borsellino also criticized the exhibition of Paolo Borsellino's bag, containing the agenda, in Parliament, calling it a piece of evidence. He then recounted that Fratelli d'Italia allegedly attempted to use the public space of via D'Amelio and the stage for the commemorative torchlight procession, an attempt he said he blocked, while still allowing the procession to enter the street.

Salvatore Borsellino also expressed views on the parliamentary Anti-Mafia Commission chaired by Chiara Colosimo, accusing it of promoting an "institutional cover-up" aimed at erasing references to secret services and black extremism in the Italian bombings, and of seeking to attribute the via D'Amelio bombing to a mafia-public contracts dossier. He further stated that he had revised his reconstruction of the motive for his brother's murder: previously convinced of the state-mafia negotiation track, he now believes Paolo Borsellino was killed to prevent him from revealing what he had discovered in the preceding days, namely the participation of a youth companion of the judge in the preparation of the Capaci bombing alongside Stefano Delle Chiaie.

Borsellino finally recalled that his brother "was a person of the right, but a right that no longer exists in Italy today," and reported the past presence of fascist symbols during the torchlight procession.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni responded on social media, describing as "commendable" the work of the Anti-Mafia Commission chaired by Chiara Colosimo to "restore to Italians the truth about the via D'Amelio bombing" and citing the public thanks of Lucia Borsellino as confirmation that "the path is the right one." Meloni concluded with the statement "We will not retreat a single millimeter."

Senate President Ignazio La Russa also commented on Salvatore Borsellino's statements, expressing "displeasure" but reiterating his respect for the Borsellino family. La Russa however stated that he could not accept that anyone, "not even the brother," could claim to know what Paolo Borsellino would do today.