"There is no terrorism emergency in Sardinia. Obviously, the international scenario is much more complex and constantly evolving. Therefore, it is necessary to remain vigilant at all times." Cagliari's Police Commissioner, Rosanna Lavezzaro , thus summarizes the delicate situation regarding global events and potential terrorist threats, recalling that on the island there are always two fronts to monitor for potential subversive actions: "the antimilitarist one and the extremist environmentalist one."
The very themes of terrorism, subversion, and public safety will be the focus of a major conference scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, at 10:30 a.m., at the former Royal Museum of Cagliari, in Piazza dell'Indipendenza. The conference, titled "Telling the Past to the Present: Years of Lead, Terrorism, and Public Safety," was presented today. This initiative builds on the significant work carried out by the Cagliari Police Headquarters and the Cagliari State Archives, with the delivery, subsequent study, and archiving of approximately 75 linear meters of documentation produced and acquired by the Police Headquarters' Cabinet Office to the State Archives regarding public safety, prevention of subversion, counterterrorism, and the protection of public order. This is one of the first initiatives of its kind nationwide.
This allows the public to access, while fully respecting the privacy rights of those whose data are included in historical documents, investigative reports, flyers, letters, interrogations, and forensic police findings on a series of incidents related to terrorism and subversion from the post-war period to the 1990s . "In this way," emphasizes Enrico Trogu , director of the State Archives of Cagliari, "documents covering seven centuries of security history in Sardinia will be made available to the public, while fully respecting the rights of the individuals concerned, addressing highly sensitive historical periods, such as those relating to Barbagia Rossa and subversive groups of all political persuasions."
The process of releasing all the documentation took nearly two years. "Knowing history and the past," emphasizes Gianluca Andreini , head of the DIGOS (Italian Special Operations Unit), "is essential to understanding the present. Especially on an issue like terrorism and subversion. Because freedom, dissent, and democracy must always be guaranteed to all. Demonstrating and protesting is therefore always possible, but without trampling on the rights of others."
Speakers at the conference on Tuesday, May 19, will include Daniele Calenda, director of the Ministry of the Interior's Countering Extremism and Domestic Terrorism Service; Sabrina Mingarelli, director of the Ministry of Culture's Archives; Monica Galfrè, professor of Contemporary History at the University of Florence; and Giovanni Salvi, president of the Vittorio Occorsio Foundation's scientific committee.