More Italian repression

Urgent ELP! Bulletin (26th November 2009)

Dear friends

ELP has just learnt that the well known Italian animal rights activist, Sergio
Stafani, along with Alessandro Settepani, have been imprisoned accused of
"subversive conspriacy".  As longer term ELP supporters will be aware, Sergio is
constantly being accused of crimes he has not committed and ELP regards this as yet
another attempt by the authorities to silence this well known activist. 

ELP has also heard that the latest Il Silvestre trial resulted in Daniele Casalini
and Francesco Gioia being found guilty of robbery, but not guilty of "subversive
association".  Both were sentenced to four years imprisonment but for legal reasons
both were immediately released.  However another Il Silvestre activist, Leonardo
Landi, has been remanded into custody accused of the same robbery that Daniele and
Francesco were found guilty of. 

Please send urgent letters of support to:

Sergio Maria Stefani
Carcere San Michele
Via Casale, 50/A
15122 San Michele (AL)
Italy

Alessandro Settepani
Carcere San Michele
Via Casale, 50/A
15122 San Michele (AL)
Italy

Leonardo Landi
Carcere Sanremo
Via Armea, 144
18038 Sanremo (IM)
Italy

Below are two mailouts ELP received about these latest Italian prisoners.

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 On July the 3th, during a big ROS's operation (Special Operation Team
 of Carabinieri) called Operation “SHADOW” 40 houses of comrades were
raided with the charge of "subversive conspiracy". Two Italians
 comrades, Sergio and Alessandro were arrested.
 They are accused of "subversive conspiracy", of theft of car and of
 involving in a attempting sabotage of public transportations. Both of
 them are being held at Alessandria Jailed, in the special section for
 the anarchic prisoners.
 We encourage everyone to send letters of support and solidarity:
 
 Sergio Maria Stefani
 Carcere San Michele
 Via Casale, 50/A
 15122 San Michele (AL)
 Italy
 
Alessandro Settepani
 Carcere San Michele
 Via Casale, 50/A
 15122 San Michele (AL)
 Italy
 
 Sergio and Alessandro are vegan.
 For information contact: senzagabbie@yahoo.it
 
 
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 On October the 29th , Daniele Casalini and Francesco Gioia, two
 Italian anarchist, who were arrested on June 12 2007, during an
 Operation called Ardesia, on suspicious of robbery and "subversive
 conspiracy" were sentenced for robbery respectively to 4 years
 imprisonment and to 4 years and 2 months. The charge of "subversive
 conspiracy" has been dropped.
 For technical motive they were immediately released and they are now
 free. For Francesco came into effect the special surveillance, that
 consists in the obligation of stay in the city where one lives, in the
 nocturnal obligation of staying in the house , in the prohibition to
 attend meetings and political demos and the prohibition of attending
 affected.
 Francesco and Daniele thank a lot for the solidarity they have
 received in these years of imprisonment.
 
 In the same day (October the 29th) the preliminary hearing for other
 9 anarchist co-defendants of Daniele e Francesco was held. All
 comrades were acquitted with the exclusion of Leonardo Landi, against
 whom in May 2008 a arrest warrant was been issued (the same day Paola
 Gori was arrested) but who was fugitive until that time. Unfortunately
 on November the 5th, Leonardo was captured and now he is been held in
 the prison of Sanremo and his trial for robbery will start on March
 the 5th 2010.
 We encourage everyone to send letters of support and solidarity:
 Leonardo Landi
 Carcere Sanremo
 Via Armea, 144
 18038 Sanremo (IM)
 Italy
 
 Leonardo is vegetarian.
 For information contact: anarchici solidali@virgilio.it or senzagabbie@yahoo.it

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