At dawn on Monday, April 22, the Italian investagative unit (DIGOS) established 18 measures of judicial control as part of a repressive operation in connection with the demonstration that, on March 4, 2023, took place against the prison and the 41-bis, and in solidarity with anarchist political prisoner Alfredo Cospito, who was then on hunger strike.
During the demonstration hammers, artisanal rams and cobblestones were used against symbols of the violence of the state and capital, with damage estimated at around 630,000 euros. The judicial record includes three house arrests for demonstrators in Turin, Cuneo and Rome, seven residence requirements with daily reporting to the police, one residence ban, and eight daily reporting requirements with 75 people under investigation, all over Italy.
The police operation called “City”, coordinated by the Turin Public Prosecutor’s Office, has charged people with devastation and looting, violence, assault and battery against police officers, with aggravating circumstances.