 The Red Brigades were fiercely opposed by the Communist Party and trade unions, a few left-wing politicians even used the condescending expression "comrades who do wrong" ("Compagni che sbagliano").The circumstances surrounding Aldo Moro's murder have never been made clear, but the consequences included the fact that PCI did not gain executive power.Investigative journalist Carmine Pecorelli was assassinated on March 20, 1979.