Italy: 30 searches and 5 arrests for the attacks of Informal Anarchist Federation (FAI)
In the early hours of September 6, an operation coordinated by the Digos [political police] of Turin led the searches of 30 homes in various Italian regions (Piedmont, Liguria, Lazio, Umbria, Lombardy,Abruzzo, Campania, Sardinia and Emilia Romagna) and the arrest of five anarchist comrades accused of subversive association with terrorist intent: Anna, Marco, Sandrone, Danilo and Valentina; in addition, a notification in prison for Nicola and Alfredo.
The operation, called “Scripta Manent” [from Latin proverb “verba volant, scripta manent” — spoken words fly away, written words remain], tries to attribute to a single direction a series of direct actions claimed by the Informal Anarchist Federation, reproducing in this way the same repressive strategies of some previous operations, such as Servantes and Boldness (“Ardire”), and trying to impose an associative and vertical structure on the expressions of anarchist conflictuality.
In particular, the attacks inserted in this investigation include the parcel-bombs sent to the CPT’s [detention centres for immigrants] director in Modena in May 2005, to the traffic-cops barracks in Torino-San Salvario and to the chief-police of Lecce (claimed by FAI/Narodnaja Volja), the explosive device against the RIS barracks [carabinieri forensics] in Parma (October 24, 2005, claimed by FAI/Cooperativa Artigiana Fuoco e Affini-occasionalmente spettacolare), the parcel-bomb sent to the Mayor of Bologna Sergio Cofferati (November 2, 2005, claimed by FAI/Cooperativa Artigiana Fuoco e Affini-occasionalmente spettacolare), the devices against the carabinieri cadets’ barracks in Fossano (June 2, 2006, claimed by FAI/RAT-Rivolta Anonima e Tremenda), the devices placed in the Turin neighborhood, Crocetta (March 7, 2007, claimed by FAI/RAT); among the other actions also the wounding of Adinolfi (May 7, 2012), despite the fact that two comrades have already been convicted and have publicly claimed this attack, to corroborate the crime of association.
It seems that the investigators, felt the need to structure their clues, used even linguistic and graphology experts, in addition to electronic and computer surveillance, and tailing.
Probably, the male comrades will be transferred to the prison of AS [high surveillance] in Ferrara, and the female comrades to Rebibbia in Rome, but we prefer to await confirmation before publishing the addresses.
(via Informa-Azione, translated by Anarhija)
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September Carrion — Operation “Scripta Manent”
At about 5.00 this morning, September 6, almost like an anniversary or the tax on garbage due, a pack of guard dogs materialized outside my doors.
They were not begging for kibble, cookies or bones, but for weapons, explosives, claims, “Croce Nera Anarchica” [the magazine of Italian ABC], “Pagine in Rivolta” e “KNO3” [anarchists magazines]... With the arrogance typical of watchdogs, they pushed into the house and started rummaging, not before having delivered me the formal invitation signed, not by me of course, but by certain Roberto M. Sparagna, who works as inquisitor on behalf of the Turin Prosecutor.
A part from a few “Cobra” firecrackers and a smoke bomb, they did not find anything else “dangerous”, and gave vent their hunger on the newspapers, pamphlets and posters, especially from Greek and Mexico, the above Italian anarchist publications and others, posters with the FAI/FRI symbols as well as a good amount of correspondence even from decades ago.
After turning my room upside down and visiting those of my flatmates, they asked me to accompany them to the police station to list the total of their raid and receive a receipt of confiscation.
Once again, with Septembrian surgical precision, they have unleashed raids and issued notifications; but above all some comrades have been kidnapped, 8 to be precise...
This time, in order to gain a place on the State’s payroll for a few years, the prosecutor RM Sparagna had to fish in troubled waters, going back to events happened since 2003 (I wonder if the next inquisitor will accuse us and arrest us for the “Matese uprisings” ore the “Revolt of Piombino” [XIX century]...).
Those that the “wig” on duty is turning to and has summed under “270bis” [anti-terrorist law] are attacks carried out from 2003 onward with the signature FAI/FRI, not knowing that back in 2004 someone from Rome had tried with “Operation Cervantes” and a couple of years later with the operation against the comrades of the then Croce Nera Anarchica [Anarchist Black Cross].
The arrest of our comrades will not succeed in making us retreat, so arm yourself with “holy and inquisitorial” patience because you will have to wake up us at down for a long time...if you will find us still in our beds...
Alfredo, Nicola, Anna, Marco, Alessandro, Daniele, Danilo and Valentina will not be left alone even for a second.
Our thoughts will be with them every moment of their sequestered life, in their every breath, in each one of our steps along the paths of the dark forests.
Me, myself and I
Naples, 6 September 2016.
(via RadioAzione, translated by Anarhija)
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Anarchists arrests...
Today morning [06/09] news: new repressive operation designed by the Turin Prosecutor to strike the informal FAI [Federazione Anarchica Informale], ugly, dirty and evil, that has nothing to do — as many hacks write — with fai [Federazione Anarchica Italiana, Italian anarchist federation], whose members will finally be happy to have obtained even in the “official” media so long desired licence of respectability; this time they will not have, at least, dissociate themselves publicly.
The operation called “Scripta Manent” led to numerous searches across Italy and arrest of seven insurgents, accused of various direct actions.
Regarding the procedural ways of the filthy spies paid by the dominion: nothing new, their intent is actually clearly unveiled, for the umpteenth time they will try to charge them with the associative crime by building structures and hierarchies on the paper, as ridiculous as predictable. But let us set aside these kind of analysis, we can postpone them for the moments when the picture will be clearer. The only urgent — important — thing in this moment is express the whole possible solidarity to the 7 insurgents, detained by dominion, though we are quite aware that they will know how to face the repression with head held high, as Alfredo and Nicola have done before, also forced actors of this new fiction of Power.
Solidarity with the insurgents of the earth, let the fire continues to burn for them too!
lincendiario.noblogs.org
(translated by Anarhija)
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“Scripta Manent”, but our memory is black
Today [06/09] at the first light the infamous Turin Prosecutor have unleashed the investigation “Scripta Manent”, which resulted in 7 arrested anarchists, 15 under investigation and 32 searches across the Italy.
The regime newspapers publish the names of 7 arrested with their photos and old videos.
We are waiting to find out the destination of the comrades to actively express our support.
The only thing we know for certain is that Alfredo Cospito and Nicola Gai have been struck by this new investigation too. Our affinity is with them.
For the destruction of the existent
thehole.noblogs.org
(translated by Anarhija)
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Text by Lello (about the operation “Scripta Manent”)
Comrades,
last night [06/09] the repression arrested six “free” comrades e two already imprisoned, and invaded the homes of 33 comrades.
This wave of repression struck an area of anarchist movement... the area has not representatives and has not mouthpieces, so each one expresses himself according to his consciousness and is responsible for his own words.
The repression, as always, wants to scare and intimidate, wants to force us to stop or to take a step back. We thank everyone who has expressed solidarity... the solidarity of comrades is always useful and precious.
For our part, we invite the comrades to express their solidarity in the only way that we consider effective.
Comrades, brothers and sisters, we must not allow repression to achieve its goal. We all must make efforts to multiply our forces to make our struggle against every form of power more sharper, efficient and destructive... Of course, each one will follow his own consciousness e will do what he considers appropriate.
Respond to repression means move forwards, only in this way we will be able to help our imprisoned comrades.
A hug to all and everyone.
Lello, “that in wheelchair”
croceneranarchica.org
(translated by Anarhija)
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“Operation Scripta Manent”
For the moment we, the editors of Croce Nera Anarchica [Anarchist Black Cross], will wait to write about this new operation.
We remind you that the fund-raise for the comrades in prison is active.
To send solidarity contribution
PostePay Card number: 4023 6009 1934 2891
Account name: Omar Nioi
Regarding the addresses, at the moment we know that the comrades are in the following prisons:
Comrades arrested in this operation:
BISESTI MARCO: C.R. REBIBBIA via Bartolo Longo n. 72 – 00156 ROMA
MERCOGLIANO ALESSANDRO: C.R. REBIBBIA via Bartolo Longo n. 72 00156 ROMA
BENIAMINO ANNA: C.C. CIVITAVECCHIA via Aurelia nord km 79,500 n. snc 00053
CREMONESE DANILO EMILIANO: C.C. via San Donato n.2- 65129 PESCARA
SPEZIALE VALENTINA: C.C. via Ettore Ianni n.30 – 66100 CHIETI
ALFREDO AND NICOLA ARE STILL IN THE SAME PRISON IN FERRARA, AS2
Daniele, the comrade editor of CROCE NERA ANARCHICA, was arrested with another procedure, accused of possessing materials to manufacture explosive devices, following the discovery of some batteries and a handbook for electricians in his home.
CORTELLI DANIELE C.C. regina coeli Via della lungara n29 – 00165 roma
THE UPDATES WILL FOLLOW
HEALTH IS IN YOU...
Omar Nioi-CNA
croceneranarchica
(translated by Anarhija)
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