Assault on CGIL Rome, sentences for Fiore and Castellino confirmed on appeal.

The first section of the Rome Court of Appeal has confirmed all the first-degree convictions for the assault on the national headquarters of the CGIL that occurred on October 9, 2021. The judges upheld the sentences for the seven defendants, including 8 years and 6 months for Roberto Fiore, the leader of Forza Nuova, and 8 years and 7 months for Giuliano Castellino, the Rome leader of the far-right movement.

The convictions relate to the crimes of participation in devastation and incitement to commit crimes. The sentences for the other defendants were also confirmed: 8 and a half years for Luigi Aronica, and 8 years and two months for Luca Castellini, Salvatore Lubrano, Lorenzo Franceschi, and Pamela Testa. The assault occurred when a group of protesters broke away from the unauthorized demonstration against the green pass.

The assault on the national headquarters of the CGIL in Rome on Corso Italia occurred on October 9, 2021, during a demonstration against the green pass, the health certificate introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. A group of protesters, led by the leadership of Forza Nuova, broke away from the unauthorized march and managed to enter the union building, causing damage such as smashed windows and overturned desks.

The episode represented one of the most serious moments of political violence during the protests against pandemic measures. The trial focused on the "main strand" of the investigation, which involved far-right leaders and militants accused of organizing and leading the assault. The first-degree convictions, now confirmed on appeal, mark an important step in the judicial process of an event that raised serious concerns about the security of institutional and union headquarters.