Perugia : Alfredo Cospito case – Update 14.3.23
This morning Alfredo was connected by teleconference during a hearing of the Perugia Court of Appeal, which was asked to review the request for the annulment of the injunctions ordered by the investigating magistrate, following a request by the local prosecutor against him and five other suspects for articles published in the anarchist newspaper Vetriolo.
According to the indictment, Alfredo and the other five are accused, among other things, of incitement to commit a crime, with the aim of terrorism and the subversion and overthrow of the democratic order. Until now, the suspects in this case have remained free.
Alfredo started speaking and read a long text, claiming the battle against the suppression of freedom imposed by the 41bis regime, but also of freedom of expression, both for himself and for his co-defendants. There was no mention of his health, but his seriousness was more than evident to those who saw him. He stressed in particular that he never wanted to be a ‘martyr’, and that this was part of his battle to assert his rights.
As for the substance of the present charges, Alfredo claimed that he did not ‘incite’ anyone, as this is contrary to anarchist ideals. Subsequently, all five of his co-defendants, whose main purpose was essentially to express their solidarity with him, took the floor.
The Perugia prosecutor asked for confirmation of the preventive detention order, pointing out that the texts not only had ideological substance, but also led to practical consequences. On the contrary, the defence requested the revocation of the injunction, arguing for the right to freedom of expression. The Court of Appeal has not yet ruled, and is expected to do so sometime today.
With every move, the State is proving its fascist face anew by taking out its anger on the comrade Alfredo and anyone who supports him, by further reducing anarchist ideas to a crime that requires immediate repression, and by the power of ‘the hardest of the hard’, 41bis.
via: athens.indymedia Translated by Act for freedom now!
Notes Actforfree: this is of the review hearing for the precautionary measures of ”Operation Sibilla ” set against for Alfredo Cospito and the other comrades under investigation at Perugia review court Tuesday 14/3/23 .