The Digos has collected a series of elements on Giovanni Paolo Chiama, the 18-year-old who was placed under house arrest on Friday morning , which reveal "a dangerous escalation of crime and violence that imposes a restriction of personal freedom", writes the judge.

Commander Buren

The young man from Cagliari acted in various Telegram channels under the pseudonym of “Commander Buren”. Among the actions there were threats to an activist of a communist youth group (“He will be at the demonstration with acid”) , damage to cars, threats with a knife to African men : all attempts to move up a level. Up to planning a demonstration at Caritas, on the night of December 31, 2023, thwarted by the police.

The risks

And from the tone of the messages, "the risk of a demonstrative act was growing", the investigating judge highlighted. "Within the school year I will take action to prepare the thermobaric bomb" , he wrote to another member of the groups. Adding that he wanted to "prepare endless devices" to place "in schools, universities and police headquarters" . All of this was peppered with images, symbols and contacts with members of supremacist associations. To advance ideologies based on white power. To the point of seeking new followers. He had recently hooked up with a 15-year-old girl: "You are a perfect recruit, I can say very excellent" . Then, on Friday, the police blitz.