PHILADELPHIA—Attorney George Bochetto was “very gratified and satisfied” after a box covering a Christopher Columbus statue in Philadelphia was removed following a court ruling.
“I am very delighted that we have prevailed in the legal challenges and that the city has chosen to obey the court order and has removed the box.”
George Bochetto, who is of Italian descent and the attorney representing Friends of Marconi Plaza, told The Epoch Times that he was “very gratified and satisfied” with the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania’s Friday ruling.
Bochetto came to the Columbus statue in Marconi Plaza in South Philadelphia Monday morning. The plywood box placed over the statue was removed the night before….