Overview
- Milan prosecutors formally added the aggravating charge of premeditation against officer Carmelo Cinturrino in the January 26 shooting of Abderrahim Mansouri, and he remains in custody since February 23.
- The investigation now covers seven officers from the Mecenate station after two more were named, one accused of falsifying a 2024 episode and another of illegal arrest.
- Investigators say Cinturrino maintained ties with local drug dealers and allegedly extorted payments to allow their activity, including from Mansouri after prior disputes.
- Prosecutors allege the scene was manipulated to bolster a self‑defense claim, including placing a blank gun near Mansouri’s body and coordinating a false account.
- The case totals 43 counts spanning kidnapping, abuse of office (concussione), extortion, drug crimes, illegal arrests, calumny, falsehood, evidence tampering and robbery, and at least eight at‑risk witnesses are to be examined in court to fix their testimony.