Italian Police Discover Chat Groups Linked to Milan Riots
Police say the Telegram group passed 10,000 members in under a week and helped investigators trace weapons chats and planned unrest.
- On October 24, Italian police detained Youssef Siher, a 30-year-old freelance journalist and academic, over his alleged role in coordinating an online network suspected of organizing street unrest in Milan.
- The so-called 17 October Movement emerged following violent disturbances in Milan on October 17 and 18, where demonstrators threw bottles at police and looted shops during the unrest.
- Prosecutors allege Siher administered Telegram and Instagram channels to circulate mobilization messages, including a handbook titled 'Revolution, instructions for use' shared through the network.
- On Tuesday, Siher exercised his right to remain silent when questioned by preliminary investigations judge Tiziana Landoni, while prosecutors sought his detention at San Vittore prison pending trial.
- Under Article 420-bis of the Italian Criminal Code, Siher could face four to 12 years in prison, with prosecutors adding an aggravating circumstance of terrorist intent to incitement charges.
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Italian police discover chat groups linked to Milan riots
A 30-year-old researcher detained over the clashes in Milan has refused to answer a judge’s questions, as police investigating the unrest uncovered chats threatening officers and carried out searches across Italy.
The creator of the social channels of the 17th October Movement has availed himself of the faculty of not answering. Extensive police operation throughout Northern Italy to identify those responsible for the looting
Youssef Siher, the 30-year-old researcher considered the administrator of the social channels of the "Movement 17 October" and stopped on October 24 on the charge of incitement to criminals aggravated by the purpose of terrorism and violence organized in public demonstrations. The validation hearing was held, in front of the gip Tiziana Landoni, [...] The article Youssef Siher does not respond to the gip, the lawyers: "No instigatory conduct" . …
The 30-year-old in front of the judge for the validation of the arrest. The yellow of the mobile phones: he and his wife do not provide the codes
For the proxy is the administrator of the page Movement 17 October, but it is not the "mind" of the disorders occurred in Milan
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