Meloni furious as Italian judge frees man accused of inciting violent protests
Judge Tiziana Landoni said prosecutors lacked serious grounds to keep Youssef Siher jailed and found no risk that he would flee or reoffend.
- On October 28, Milan judge Tiziana Landoni ordered the immediate release of Youssef Siher, a 30-year-old freelance journalist detained by prosecutors on October 24 on charges of incitement to commit crimes.
- Milan prosecutors previously alleged that Siher managed the "October 17 Movement" Telegram group and published what investigators described as "subversive content" calling on protesters to gather with intent to cause public disorder.
- In her ruling, Landoni wrote that "Siher was not found to have encouraged or in any way supported the violent actions advocated by those users," finding no serious grounds for the charges.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni denounced the decision as "shameful," stating it represents an "unbearable humiliation of the work of the police and investigators" in a social media video.
- The case centers on a new government security decree authorizing prison terms of up to 12 years for protest organizers, sparking concern among the Italian Bar Association over judicial independence.
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Italian PM slams ‘shameful’ release of alleged protest organizer
ROME: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday slammed a “shameful” decision by a judge dismissing accusations against a campaigner arrested on terrorism charges for allegedly seeking to organize violent protests. The man, 30-year-old Youssef Siher, was arrested on October 24 and accused by prosecutors of being behind the social media accounts of the anti-government “October 17 Movement.” That was a reference to protests by young peopl…
A judge of the Milan court on Wednesday invalidated the detention of the young man in custody, rejecting the request of the prosecutor who had requested his detention in custody, according to the Italian media. Contacted by the AFP, his lawyer could not be joined on Wednesday. The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni immediately described this decision as a "honest" on his social networks. For his part, the National Association of Magistrates e…
Youssef Siher, administrator of the Instagram page and the Telegram channel "Movimento 17 Ottobre", launched in the wake of the demonstrations against expensive life that had turned into clashes and shaken the Lombard capital ten days ago, was released by a Milanese judge.
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Italian PM slams 'shameful' release of alleged protest organiser
The man, 30-year-old Youssef Siher, was arrested on October 24 and accused by prosecutors of being behind the social media accounts of the anti-government "October 17 Movement". That was a reference to protests by young people in Milan on October 17 and 18 that turned violent. Several shops in the city were vandalised and looted by protesters. Siher had been charged by prosecutors with "incitement to commit offences with the aggravating circumst…
Youssef Siher, a 30-year-old freelance journalist and political analyst, has been released after being arrested on suspicion of inciting violent protests. Prime Minister Meloni angrily lashes out at the judge who made this decision.
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