Overview

• The Rome Prosecutor's Office has formally requested the indictment of 31 CasaPound members for performing Roman salutes during the January 2024 Acca Larentia event.
• The charges allege violations of Italy's Mancino and Scelba laws, which prohibit hate crimes and the reconstitution of fascist organizations.
• The investigation, led by Prosecutor Francesco Lo Voi, utilized video and image analysis conducted by DIGOS and Carabinieri to identify the suspects.
• The case aligns with interpretive guidelines issued in April 2024 by the United Sections of the Court of Cassation on when such gestures constitute criminal behavior.
• The Acca Larentia commemoration, which honors three MSI activists killed in 1978, remains a focal point for far-right symbolism in Italy.