At 19.30 last night clock precipitated the juvenile court in Catania after eight hours of deliberation his long-awaited ruling against Catania fan of Antonino Speziale: 14 years for manslaughter. Was negotiated because of the death of Filippo Raciti policemen in Sicilian derby between Catania and Palermo on 02 February 2007. Judge Nino Minneci and its chamber are evidently convinced that the death of the policeman direct consequence of an act of violence at that time was underage Speziale. Accused was to have one thrown together with other ultras anchorage torn from the sink, or its metal base, Raciti on. A consequent Leberparenchymschaden had caused the death of the victim.

The evidence was based on the testimony of 30 witnesses. On 30 September 2008 started at 22 days of the hearing process tried to shed light on the events at the Derby. Unfortunately, the in and around the stadium mounted cameras filmed the entire course of the conflict, just by the act itself, amazingly, no recordings could be found. Antonino Speziale was in his police statement to be totally throw, but insisted on being "met someone" have. Even the witnesses, none of Racitis colleagues had seen the shot directly to the Raciti - should have died - hours later. Quality Special defender Giuseppe LiPera summed together so that at the time:

"The point is but another. If Raciti has gotten a mortal blow, no one noticed. Not even he himself "
"Ma il punto è un altro. Se Raciti subisce un colpo-mortem, nessuno se ne accorge. Neanche lui. "

Even the height of the selected sentence leaves no doubt that on the uniform Racitis found remains of paint from a police vehicle, witnesses, the policeman had been recognized resetting a used car of their own colleagues, one hospital identified Baritrauma by a nearby exploding paper bomb followed by cardiac arrest or other objections of the defense were not considered. According to the Head of Sergio Pintaudi emergency room, the violation of a hepatic vein is no contradiction to the stated absence of external signs of injury, the dar. thrown in a high arc basin apparently has only caused internal injuries.

The death of policeman Filippo Raciti at the time led to a massive tightening of legislation against violent football fans. Despite all culminated in 2007, which began with the Sicilian derby to a bad start, with the shooting death of the Lazio supporter Gabriele Sandri in November. Here, the policeman shot and killed two highway lanes Spaccarotella away in the departing car sitting tifoso. Here too was the verdict of manslaughter. Only the penalty against the obvious to adults convicted criminal civil servants fell naturally lower: 6 years imprisonment for one on one without any danger to the situation on a moving car targeted discharged pistol neck. 14 years for a young person who has participated in the violence, which posed a direct complicity or even the exact cause of death in the course of the process but certainly questions.

The defense quality Special pleaded not guilty because the defendant had never admitted the fact (probably the throw, but not the results) were available and no sufficient evidence. Already in the pre-Catania fan was convicted of resisting state violence to 2 years imprisonment, which he has now served. Thus, his involvement in the conflict was already proved, punished and archived. After the verdict was announced Speziale, to go to appeal:

"I'm sure to be innocent. This is a conspiracy, but I do not give up. With my attorney, we will go to appeal. "
"Sono sicuro essere innocente Tues. C'è un complotto, ma non mi arrendo. Con il mio avvocato Faremo Appello. "

Gia. After the death of Gabriele Sandris police hand out a storm of indignation swept through Italy's stadiums. After the death of Racitis playing in the Serie A was completely suspended, the tragic death Sandris saw before any such action. In July last year, the fatal shootings of police officers targeted Spaccarotella as negligence were evaluated at age 6, who looks after a football specials sink throw with 14 years youth custody (!), Manslaughter (, the authentic on charges of murder) faced. Think its time to comment on the ruling, I ended with the sentence:

"I would also not imagine what the verdict would have been if the Ultras Gabriele Sandri under the same circumstances would have shot the policeman Luigi Spaccarotella."

Now we have a clue.