In the course of the discussion on violence in the context of Italian football - former high point of the death of the Lazio fans Gabriele Sandri - was mentioned by all the media of police officer Filippo Raciti's death at the Sicilian derby against Catania, Palermo, Sicily in February 2007. Perhaps it is useful also in this case to call into consciousness again - at least the current state of investigations.
On the part of state power, an emblematic evidence of murderous violence-Ultras, who see you every weekend exposed, the part of the Tifosi symbol of inequality - for Ligabetieb Raciti was not stopped for Sandri. As has been discussed controversially in Ultrà forums on the Internet, the cause of death for months, was the story of the crime on the part of officials realized shortly after the event and presented a culprit quickly. During a violent clash of Catania fans with forces attacked the 17-year-old Antonino Filippo Speziale, since then on remand, with torn from the wall 5 kg of a basin covering the advancing state power and injured Filippo Raciti in a hepatic vein, which soon after led to his death from internal bleeding. 2 cameras recorded the event.
Except for the fact itself
So far, so good. Only L'Espresso as one of the "big print media" came out with its own version of the incident, which clearly differed from the previous official description. This later, here again, the summary of what happened, according to previous official version: In summary, both the surveillance cameras filming a group of young Catania fans who tear a sink from the wall and throw it in a high arc against the police forces. A camera is pointing towards the north end, and film fans in the attack, the second camera image shows the police, the crowd towards the entrance to the "Curva Nord". You can see part of the basin, as it falls to the ground and shatters into pieces - not even Raciti. Antonino's just that in his testimony at the 08th February to: ". I threw the piece, but no one hit" a possibly severe measures taken by the police does not block the shot. This event took place between 19.04 und 19.09 clock.
For the prosecution, the fact that filming of the injury Racitis missing a "negligible detail" is. For large sections of the Italian football fans it never was - for the defense attorney Joseph LiPera goes from the images produced on the contrary, that the part was thrown in an arc unchanged, flew and crashed without touching the ground. Also from the carabinieri say no one from that moment he saw the injury Racitis - not even his colleagues, who stood in line behind him. The moment in which Filippo Raciti gets inflicted the fatal injury is perceived by anyone - not even from himself (".. Ma il punto č un altro Se Raciti subisce un colpo-mortem, nessuno se ne lui accorge Neanche.")
At 20.30, just under a half hours after the fatal hit after official accusation Raciti still defends the public order, go further than the violent demonstrations after the game with great violence - it rocks fly, fire extinguisher and heavy ceramic pieces against the police and their vehicles. Raciti is still in the first row and sends his colleagues, the head of Einsatzkommando Pietro Gambuzza to bring a violent offender who is arrested for Verwahrwagen. From a distance the smoke rising from a "Discovery" police vehicle, Raciti feels bad and asks for help 20:34 "Mi sento male, aiuto ...". One doctor recalled that the police car with an open right door is moving backwards. In the emergency department of the Ospedale Garibaldi Raciti is in very poor health, the doctor is cardiac arrest, probably due to barotrauma fixed, caused by a bomb exploded near paper. While his condition was very serious, were found on the body Racitis no signs of a severe external trauma, as it could be caused by a heavy object. Sergio Pintaudi, head of emergency room immediately recognize the severity of the condition of the policeman, whose face became cyanotic during transport for black lips. The resuscitation after cardiac arrest him, unfortunately does not bring back to life, at 22.10 clock is brain death determined. Following statements by the breach of a hepatic vein Pintaudi is no contradiction to the absence of external injury character represents
As far as L'Espresso of 08 March this year.
In an issue of April this year, L'Espresso has now points to the testimony of a Polzeikollegen that sheds some new light on the events. He interjects that he had probably hit the reset Raciti and a medical report is quoted stating the that Racitis injury probably resulting from this collision . Delicate now, particularly in light of the salami tactics of state authority in the case Gabriele Sandri, there is testimony that this burden prosecutors and the judiciary has been 8 weeks. The clash with the police vehicle took place at 20.20 clock - only after complaining of shortness of breath Raciti and stinging pain.
Given the facts I will refrain from making an assessment at the moment, until the main process and a final evaluation of the evidence comes. What frightens me is that such a serious statement by the judiciary 8 weeks was kept under lock and key. The death was the occasion Racitis hard tougher laws against violent football fans. Overall, all this at a football game but nothing lost nothing and there is no excuse for violent riots - which as we all know, the presence of forces necessary - in football stadiums. These abuses must be stopped by all available legal force of the law. However, there is one crucial difference between state organs and hooligans - the former are the values of democracy to defend against the latter. Some are used to defend the legal system against attacks from the other - covering up, concealment and dubbing are, in particular, to understand the state of emergency emozionalen the parties do not. Because we still have separation of powers, and yet we have no civil war with a state of emergency. That a page is illegal and violent to do for others is not a license to this as well. Unfair? Maybe. Democracy? Yes.
