The direct trial for one of the very young people has already taken place Egyptians stopped yesterday by the State Police for the assault in Piazza del Duomo on Jewish Brigade. The arrest was confirmed for the 21-year-old but no prison sentence for him: only a residence ban in Milan, almost useless given that he lives in Sesto San Giovanni, a neighboring municipality of the capital. For him the accusation of propaganda And incitement to commit a crime for reasons of racial, ethnic and religious discrimination.
The validation of the arrest arrived for “the gravity of the fact” and for “there personality” of the young man, an illegal bricklayer and already known to the police. Furthermore, for him the judge ordered “to quickly carry out theexpulsion” in the absence of a regular residence permit in Italy, requesting that it be carried out even before the hearing, scheduled for May 16th. The authorization for expulsion has already been signed. The young man’s defense was very weak: “I was trying to start an argument, but I got hit. I was near McDonald’s and I wasn’t mad at anyone. I wasn’t interested the demonstration“. When he was stopped he was in possession of a stick and was filmed clearly hitting one of the security guards.
The young man arrived in Italy in 2021, therefore three years ago. The first reconstruction according to which he would have been a 19 year old and that, therefore, he had arrived in Italy as a minor, was denied. Of Israel”I do not know anythingI wasn’t mad at anyone“. He says he only reacted after being hit. The State Police report revealed that the young man, who appeared in the courtroom with an interpreter, has a police record for robbery.
There were 9 complaints in total for the attack by the Jewish Brigade: one of the two arrested, underagewas also found in possession of a knife, with which he allegedly severed a banner and injured an Israeli sympathizer. However, from the initial investigations by Digos and police headquarters personnel it does not appear that he used it or that it was he who caused the wound to the arm of the member of the Jewish Brigade segment.
They flew kicks and punches during the clash and a woman also reported that one of the North Africans threw a chair at her.
