An inspector and four police officers were arrested in Verona for alleged acts of violence against people in custody between July 2022 and March 2023. They are accused, for various reasons, of the crimes of torture, injury, forgery, omissions of official duties, embezzlement and abuse of office .
The investigations, conducted for eight months by the Verona Flying Squad, also made use of technical aids and concerned conduct which, according to the accusations, also resulted in acts seriously damaging to the dignity of the persons subjected to police investigations .
The recipients of the precautionary measures had already been transferred to other positions following the closure of the investigation activities and therefore for a few months.
In the developments of the subsequent judicial investigations, the Police Chief of the Province of Verona, Roberto Massucci, ordered the removal from their positions of other personnel who, although not having taken part in episodes of violence, it is presumed may not have prevented or in any case not reported the alleged abuse committed by colleagues .
(Unioneonline/vl)
