Clashes after the eviction of Askatasuna, precautionary measures for the antagonists

Since the early hours of this morning, the State Police has been carrying out a series of precautionary measures against antagonistic militants investigated, in various capacities, for crimes committed during the national demonstration of 31 January 2026 against the eviction of the Askatasuna social center in Turin. Some of the recipients of the measures live outside the Piedmontese capital.

The ordinance, issued by the investigating judge of Turin, provides for measures of precautionary custody in prison, house arrest, residence bans and obligations to report daily to the judicial police. This morning's operation was conducted by the Digos of the Turin police headquarters, led by manager Rita Fabretti, at the end of an investigation coordinated by the public prosecutor's office.

The facts concern the national demonstration which took place in January, after the eviction on 18 December of the historic social center of the Autonomia, in Corso Regina Margherita 47, freed after approximately thirty years of occupation.

Last October, 14 searches were carried out in various Italian provinces and the Turin prosecutor's office had notified 19 decrees scheduling preventive interrogations.

Among the hypothesized crimes was also attempted murder, charged against an antagonist for the burning of a police vehicle with an officer on board.

According to what was reconstructed by investigators, on January 31, groups of masked demonstrators had thrown stones, bottles, rockets, flares and paper bombs at the officers, also setting up barricades with burning bins.

During the riots, a mobile unit vehicle was set on fire while an officer was on board. Another policeman had been surrounded and attacked with kicks and hammer blows, after having been deprived of his helmet and shield. 103 members of the police were injured, with a prognosis of up to 100 days.