Overview
- The 33-year-old man, attacked late Tuesday near via Aselli and via Amedeo while tearing down posters for a Sergio Ramelli march, suffered minor lip and eyebrow wounds and was treated at Città Studi hospital.
- Carabinieri have identified the owner of the Volkswagen Golf used in the assault and are reviewing nearby surveillance footage as they search for four suspects.
- The annual commemoration proceeded Wednesday, ending with the ritual shout of “presente” and Roman salutes, and drew about 2,000 participants along the route to the Ramelli mural.
- Fratelli d’Italia deputy Riccardo De Corato initially said the victim “asked for it” before later stating he condemns the use of violence without reservation.
- Ramelli was a right-wing youth killed in 1975 during Italy’s Years of Lead, and his memorial events routinely trigger disputes over public order and the place of extremist symbols in a democratic society.