Overview
- The judge for preliminary investigations in Verona, Livia Magri, on Tuesday rejected the prosecutor’s request to close the case and directed new inquiries, including into the crime of “concorso in depistaggio,” which means possible obstruction through altered or false evidence.
- The order calls for an IT analysis to retrieve every station camera file from seized computers, fresh witness interviews, and a renewed ballistics exam to clarify what happened before the three shots were fired.
- Prosecutors had argued the railway police officer acted in legitimate self‑defense, while the family’s lawyers opposed closure, citing CCTV that does not match parts of the officer’s account and the lack of checks on the officer’s condition or any alcohol or drug use.
- Concerns about evidence handling are central, as officers viewed video clips shared in a chat before prosecutors formally seized them, raising fears some recordings were altered or deleted and prompting the obstruction line of inquiry.
- The family plans to repatriate Diarra’s body after about 18 months in a Verona hospital morgue, and a local committee has launched a fundraiser to cover transport, funeral costs, and required paperwork.