'Anti-maranza' patrols by the Article 52 group, knives and katanas seized
Two suspects for incitement and criminal association, weapons and knives seized
Quick Look
- The Milan State Police carried out two search decrees against two members of the far-right group Articolo 52, active from March to July 2025 in organizing anti-maranza patrols against non-EU citizens.
- Telephones, weapons, knives, balaclavas and a katana were seized.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The Articolo 52 group, active in Milan from March to July 2025, organized patrols and committed crimes against non-EU citizens. The name recalls article 52 of the Italian Constitution, which states that "the defense of the homeland is the sacred duty of the citizen".
They organized 'anti-maranza' patrols with the far-right group Article 52, armed with knives, air guns and a katana. For this reason, the State Police, coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Milan, carried out two decrees of local, personal and IT searches and IT inspections against two Italians, members of the group and held responsible for incitement to crime and criminal association.
The investigative activity conducted by the Digos of the Milan Police Headquarters, together with the Lombardy Cyber Security Operations Centre, focused on the group which, aimed at organizing patrols and committing crimes against non-EU citizens, was active in the Lombardy capital from March to July 2025.
Following the search, the mobile phones were seized and, from one of the suspects, the police found and seized a compressed air pistol and a blank pistol, both without the red cap, an electric deterrent, two knives (one 'tactical' and one 'switchblade'), two balaclavas, a brass knuckles and a katana with a sharp steel blade.
The name of the group is an explicit reference to article 52 of the Constitution, which states that "the defense of the homeland is the sacred duty of the citizen".
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Milan Prosecutor's Office will proceed with the analysis of the seized computer material and could formalize charges of incitement and criminal association.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What are the names and personal details of the two suspects?
- How many patrols were carried out and how many people were involved as victims?
- Were there any arrests in addition to the searches?
- What specific evidence links the suspects to the alleged crimes?
