ENDS THE TRIAL FOLLOWING FREE TRIESTE’s 2014 DEMONSTRATION IN DEFENSE OF THE NORTHERN FREE PORT. DROPPED THE CHARGES OF SEDITIOUS GATHERING AND SUBVERSION BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE PROSECUTION OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC IN TRIESTE: NO CASE TO ANSWER.
A trial that should have never started, but tenaciously brought forward by the Prosecution Office of the Republic in Trieste for political reasons, from the publication of confidential information about it during the preliminary investigations on newspaper “Il Piccolo” to its end, yesterday. A trial wanted and initiated by Public Prosecutor Federico Frezza who, on the other side, did never attend it during the about ten hearings.
It was an enormous forcing by the Prosecution Office: attempting to repress the absolutely legitimate claims of the citizens of the Free Territory of Trieste that defend the Free Port, threatened by the illegal housing speculations supported by local politicians, by turning the participants to a peaceful demonstration for legality into subversive terrorists.
Such a forcing, in facts, is the only thing that looks subversive here. Isn’t it subversive denying the very Italian laws that confirm the international treaties in force that the citizens are advocating?
Now the first instance of judgment is over. Those found guilty of minor misconducts are now appealing to the Court of second instante. The continuation of this trial, which should have ended already with the absolute acquittal of all investigated persons, is represented by those that appear as “strategic” convictions to avoid the absolute failure of the charges brought forward and supported by no less than investigations and witnesses of the Questura (Police Headquarter) of Trieste.
The judge dropped the most serious allegation brought forward by the Prosecution, specifically a request of conviction for “seditious gathering” and an addition of “rebellion against public powers and the bodies of the State” (subversion). However, ten of the investigated persons were found guilty of participating in an unannounced demonstration.
Odd enough, there was a whole press conference about this “unannounced” demonstration. Even, the Questura of Trieste sent the agents of the DIGOS (General Investigations and Special Operations Division) to the press conference.
Also, the demonstration did not require an authorization, I repeated it yesterday, in my statement at the end of the final hearing (the record, in Italian: HERE. Its English: HERE). The democratic freedoms to demonstration and to opinion are no longer subject to the authorizations requested by the prosecution since 1948.
Again, it is no difficult, to this point, appealing to the Court of second instance. Raising the question on jurisdiction once again. But this time, well aware that the Court of Appeal won’t have it easy: the wall that deeds the lies of the State at the expenses of the rights of the Free Territory and of its citizens is collapsing.
As proven also with the recent decree of the Italian Government, temporary administrator of the Free Territory of Trieste, revolving on the management of the Free Port of Trieste. A decree that comes from the international pressing developed by no less than the political and diplomatic actions of Free Trieste in the past years. Actions that include the February 10th, 2014 demonstration.
It appears that the judicial authorities that prosecute the people of the present-day Free Territory of Trieste are in visible conflict with the very interests of their own State.
Translated from blog “Environment and Legality” by Roberto Giurastante