Turin, clashes after Askatasuna eviction: 16 precautionary measures
Digos operation underway. The measures concern crimes committed during the demonstration against the eviction of Askatasuna
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- The state police carries out precautionary measures against antagonistic militants following the riots of January 31st in Turin, during the protest against the eviction of the Askatasuna social centre.
- 103 officers injured in the clashes.
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Why It Matters
The Askatasuna social center in Turin was evacuated on 18 December after approximately thirty years of occupation.
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.
The eviction and the protest demonstration
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 of the historic Autonomia social center in Corso Regina Margherita 47 on 18 December, 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.
The riots
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.
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What to Watch
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Execution of restrictions and guarantee interrogations
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- How many people were subjected to precautionary measures?
- What will be the judicial developments for attempted murder crimes?
