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CGIL attack in Rome, convictions of Fiore and Castellino confirmed on appeal

The Court of Appeal of Rome confirmed the sentences for Roberto Fiore, Giuliano Castellino and the other defendants

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The Court of Appeal of Rome confirmed the first degree convictions for the attack on the CGIL headquarters which took place in 2021.
Among those convicted were Forza Nuova leaders Roberto Fiore and Giuliano Castellino, with sentences exceeding eight years.

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The story concerns the attack on the national headquarters of the CGIL which took place in Rome in 2021 during a demonstration.

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The judges of the first section of the Court of Appeal of Rome, as part of the main line on the 2021 attack on the CGIL, confirmed the seven first degree convictions.

In particular, they reiterated the sentence, among others, to 8 years and six months in prison for the leader of Forza Nuova, Roberto Fiore, and to 8 years and 7 months for Giuliano Castellino, Roman leader of the far-right movement.

The judges, accepting the prosecutor's request, also confirmed the 8 and a half years for the militant Luigi Aronica and the 8 years and two months for the other defendants Luca Castellini, Salvatore Lubrano, Lorenzo Franceschi and Pamela Testa. The accusation is, depending on the positions, of complicity in devastation and incitement and crime.

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Possible appeal to the Supreme Court by the defendants