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On the 4th of July in the court of Roma (Italy) the second hearing of the trial against Gianluca and Adriano was held. Even though it was supposed to be with closed doors, a group of comrades managed to enter the courtroom in a moment of distraction of the security guards, in the initial bureaucratic phase of the hearing. They shouted strongly their rage against a proceeding which occurs in the complete absence of the accused. After some minutes they were jostled outside of the courtroom by the Carabineros [military police], while the judge pretended not to even notice what was going on.

We remember that the judge D’Alessandro, accepting the request from the prosecutor, decided that the trial was to be held on videoconference; both Gianluca and Adriano decided not to attend the show-trial, refusing to appear through a screen.

The prosecutor Minisci, already known by the comrades since he’s the same prosecutor in the case for the riots of 15th of October 2011 in Rome, to
reinforce the charges of 270 and 270bis (association for the purposes of terrorism) quoted also some actions that happened outside of Italy, with the aim of inventing some fictional international subversive association. He closed his speech with his request of sentence against the comrades:

– 8 years for Adriano
– 9 years for Gianluca

Next hearing will be on the 18th of July for the speech of Adriano’s defence lawyer and probably for the sentence.

Solidarity with the accused comrades!

Gianluca and Adriano, anarchists, were arrested 19 September 2013.

The operation was co-ordinated by the deputy prosecutor Giancarlo Capaldo of the anti-terrorism unit and the general commander of Mario Parente Ros, and considered the anarchists authors of a number of various kinds of damages that occurred in the province of Rome : Thirteen acts of sabotage committed against some banks, a fur shop, and branch offices of ENI and ENEL (energy companies) and the Roncigliano landfill.

The authorities impose upon them the charges of association for purposes of terrorism or subversion of the democratic order, as well as those of fire and theft, aggravated by the circumstances of competition, disfigurement and contamination of other people’s property.

From the day of their arrest, Gianluca and Adriano were inside the prison in solitary confinement : First in Alexandria and second in Ferrara, in those special sections where male and female inmates reside, whose first fault attributed to them is the ideas that they carry.

The preliminary hearing, which was held last March 26th, Gianluca and Adriano have been indicted; At the same time and place, the judge has assumed the responsibility to make the defendants participate in hearings by video-conference : the decision was motivated by a circular letter of the Department of Penitentiary Administration which provides for the use of this tool as a measure of restraint for the “most dangerous” detainees. A measure adopted following the escape of Mafia Boss Domenico Cutri which occurred during a court transfer.

In reality, the implementation of court processes for video conferencing increases the condition of isolation, demonizing and dehumanizing even more prisoners to whom the authorities are beginning to apply it.

On May 26, at the Court of Assizes in Rome there will be held the first hearing on summary judgment and the prosecutor will present the request for sentencing.

We express our solidarity with the strength and closeness to Gianluca and Adriano, aware that the story that concerns them is part of all the people who put themselves in the game, to express and practice their ideas of freedom and equality, without distinction, respect for diversity of all life.

Also that day Gianluca and Adriano will not be alone.

May 26, the Court of Assizes in Rome, alongside Gianluca and Adriano.

Comrades of Rome

Also, check out the latest letter and drawings of Gianluca. International solidarity to the two anarchists against all systems of domination – War to the techno-industrial complex and the immiseration of life.

These are the updated anarchist prisoner addresses in Italy

Via Cassa di Solidarietà Aracnide:

Nicola Gai;
Alfredo Cospito;
Adriano Antonacci;
Maurizio Alfieri;
Claudio Alberto
CC di Ferrara
Via Arginone 327
44122 Ferrara
Italia

Gianluca Iacovacci;
Mattia Zanotti;
Niccolò Blasi
CC di Alessandria
Via Casale 50/A
15122 San Michele (AL)
Italia

Davide Delogu
Via Bachelet 32
90129 Palermo
Italia

Marina Cugnaschi
CC Bollate
Via Cristina Belgioioso 120
20021 Milano
Italia

Alberto Funaro;
C/O Casa di reclusione di Rebibbia
Via Bartolo Longo 72
00156 Roma
Italia

Francesco Puglisi
CC di Roma Rebibbia
Via Raffaele Majetti 70
00156 Roma
(Braccio G9/2° Piano)
Italia

Chiara Zenobi
CC di Roma Rebibbia
Via Bartolo Longo 92
00156 Roma
Italia