Violence at the police station in Verona: 2 policemen convicted of torture

The sentences

Both officers, who were on duty at the Flying Squad four years ago, were immediately sent to trial. The Veronese prosecutors Carlo Boranga and Chiara Bisso had asked for a sentence of 6 years and 7 months for Migliore, and a sentence of 3 years and 10 months for Colpini. The latter was then acquitted of the charge of injuries aggravated by discrimination for another episode, linked to a third person who had been held at the police station for investigations. Both policemen were also banned from holding public office. Migliore had already resigned from the State Police, while Colpini is still in service.

Other officers sent to trial

Another 12 officers were sent to trial last February by the Verona magistrate Arianna Busato at the end of the preliminary hearing resulting from the second line of investigations. The trial for them will open in February 2027, and four of them must also answer for the crime of torture for having, according to the prosecution, "caused acute suffering" to the detriment of two people subjected to identification detention (a homeless man and a drug addict). The violent actions, during which a stinging spray was also allegedly used, were committed over the course of approximately two months. The remaining eight officers sent to trial are accused of various types of injury, embezzlement, failure to perform official duties, failure to report a crime and forgery. Finally, three other policemen have already been sentenced last February in the abbreviated trial to sentences of between four and five months for injuries, failure to report and forgery. A policewoman had been acquitted.