Askatasuna clashes: searches across Italy, 19 measures requested. Attempted murder also charged

Since the early hours of this morning, the Turin state police have been carrying out 14 house searches in various parts of Italy against antagonista militants, as part of the investigation into the events that took place during the national demonstration on January 31 against the eviction of Askatasuna. The searches were ordered by the judicial authority. As part of the investigation, the public prosecutor has requested 19 precautionary measures for offenses allegedly committed, in various capacities, during the march. On January 31, on the sidelines of the demonstration organized against the eviction of the Turin social center, which took place on December 18, violent clashes broke out between antagonistas and law enforcement. Officers were attacked with rockets, flares, firecrackers, stones and bottles. The unrest continued for about two hours. During the clashes, concentrated mainly in the Corso Regina Margherita area, some groups of masked demonstrators set fire to dumpsters and a police vehicle. One officer was also surrounded and attacked by a group of antagonistas and struck with a hammer. Attempted murder also charged Attempted murder is also among the charges for which the Turin prosecutor's office has requested 19 precautionary measures against antagonista militants for the clashes that occurred on January 31, during the demonstration against the eviction of Askatasuna. This morning the police, with the support of the police headquarters of Genoa, Cagliari, Florence, Imperia and Reggio Emilia, served the notices scheduling preliminary interviews and carried out 14 house searches. The other charges include aggravated resistance and assault on a public official, damage, concealment of identity, carrying objects suitable for causing harm, and robbery. During the clashes, a police vehicle, with an officer on board, and some barricades were set on fire. Another police officer was attacked with kicks and hammer blows. Askatasuna's comment: 'Operation to punish some' "The requests for precautionary measures charge various offenses with the intent of assigning responsibility to a few for what was a demonstration of popular anger that saw the participation of over 50,000 people." This is stated by the Turin antagonista Network, which the autonomists of the Askatasuna social center are part of, after this morning's searches. For the clashes of January 31, the prosecutor's office has requested 19 precautionary measures "ranging from prison to the obligation to report to the police, all of which provide for a preliminary guarantee interview," they state on social media. The antagonistas also contest the conduct of law enforcement during the clashes. "We also recall the massive and violent use by law enforcement of tear gas fired at chest height, which was discussed in a dossier and in several journalistic investigations. The violence is the one that comes from above and is perpetrated every day against those who are to be put to work for interests hostile to ours," they argue. The Network then returns to the eviction of Askatasuna, which took place on December 18, 2025. "And yet, the only certain thing is that December 18, 2025 closed a door but flung open a space of possibilities that still lives today in the daily struggles," the post reads. In a subsequent comment, the Network expresses solidarity with the people involved in the investigation. "Turin stands in solidarity with those hit by this operation, an attempt to punish a few for a day that remains in history but that did not end with the ashes of an afternoon; rather, it consolidates a perspective of collective struggle for the freedom of all," they conclude. Reproduction reserved © Copyright ANSA