There were reportedly five people present for the Roman salute at the Acca Larentia commemoration in Rome. Capitoline judges received an initial report from Digos on Tuesday identifying people who gave the fascist salute. Judges will now have to consider whether to proceed with the official opening of an investigation file based on the elements collected by the police station. Investigators are studying footage from cameras that recorded various stages of the event, attended by a thousand well-organised people: mostly far-right militants (many linked to CasaPound, Forza Nuova and Blocco studentesco) and flats in London. Among the ultra fans of Lazio and Roma.
Record attendance in 2018
The Acca Larentia massacre occurred on January 7, 1978. And for more than 40 years, hundreds of comrades showed up in front of the former headquarters of the Tuscolano MSI to commemorate Franco Bigonzetti, Francesco Ciavatta and Stefano Recchioni, who were killed 46 years ago. By a far-left terrorist organization. An estimated 1,000 people gathered for this 46th anniversary. However, the highest number of participants is believed to have been around three thousand people in 2018, when Gentiloni was prime minister. Nearly 2,000 people attended last year; Around 1,000, which is double this year’s attendance. In 2022, under Mario Draghi, this number was around 800. Even in times of Covid, many people attended the commemoration: in 2021 there were 600; this was the minimum attendance when Giuseppe Conte was prime minister, 1,140 in 2020, 800 in 2019. In 2017, the entire time Gentiloni was in government, there were 2 thousand attendees; In previous years, when Matteo Renzi was Prime Minister, 1,200 people registered and in 2015, a thousand people registered. The last meeting in 2014, when Enrico Letta became Prime Minister, was attended by 6 to 700 people. event.
The issue continues to have an impact in the political context as well. Democratic Party secretary Elly Schlein will speak today – Wednesday, January 10 – during questioning in the Parliament and will ask Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi to make a statement about “the phenomena of fascism that the government does not oppose.” After what happened last Sunday at the memorial ceremony for three young people killed 46 years ago in front of the former MSI headquarters. crime”.
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