Sunday, July 22, 2007

Italy: Lecce Anarchists Sentenced to Years in Prison

Saturday, July 21 2007 Infoshop News

Italy: Lecce Anarchists Sentenced to Years in Prison

On July 12th, 2007, the sentences were announced in the first degree
of the “Operation Nighttime” trial against the anarchists of Lecce
and the province.

They were acquitted of “subversive association” but four companions
were convicted of “association to commit a crime”.

Salvatore was sentenced to 5 years in prison because he’s considered
the leader of the association. Saverio and Cristian, considered to be
participants in the association, were condemned to 3 years. Marina,
also considered to be a participant, was sentenced to 1 year and 10
months.

The same companions were also convicted for specific offenses:
damaging Esso gas pumps, squatting the “Capolinea”, unauthorized
demonstrations, violence to a public official, instigating detained
immigrants to commit a crime, writing on a wall, defamation,
telephone threats to the former director of the San Foca immigrant
detention center (Cesare Lodeserto), and threats towards two medics
that had edited some documents to cover-up violence by Lodeserto and
carabinieri (paramilitary police) against immigrants who tried to
escape. Lodeserto was awarded thousands of Euros for the threats
while one of the medics received 50,000 Euros for defamation.

Other companions were sentenced for some offenses. Sandro to 1 year,
Massimo to 4 months, and Laura to a 100 Euro fine. Another 8
anarchists were acquitted entirely. Acquittals were made on the
charges of setting fire to the main entrance of the Cathedral of
Lecce and for the damages against some automatic bank machines of
Banca Intesa that held the funds of the "Regina Pacis" immigrant
detention center in San Foca. The defense will make an appeal.


Translated from a text by anarchists in Italy
http://liberisubito.splinder.com/

Italy: Lecce Defendants Update
http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20070708163333779

Repression of Anarchists in Italy
http://www.geocities.com/insurrectionary_anarchists/repression.html

Times of War
http://digilander.libero.it/tempidiguerra/

Guerra Sociale
http://digilander.libero.it/guerrasociale.org/

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