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Antonino Speziale, the Catania ultr convicted of the death of Chief Inspector of Police Filippo Raciti, has settled his account. The policeman was mortally wounded during clashes at the Angelo Massimino stadium on February 2, 2007, while the derby was being played with Palermo. Speziale was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to eight years and eight months: this morning he was released from Messina prison for the end of his sentence. His father Roberto, who went looking for him, received him when he was released from prison. Then they both left for Catania. Outside the prison, he was greeted by fans of Messina, historical rivals of Etna.
The banner of Messina fans (rivals) leaving the prison (photo from tempostretto.it)
Denied homes
In fact, the world of organized support has always reserved messages of solidarity for the ultr, not only in Italy but also abroad. Speziale’s defender, lawyer Giuseppe Lipera, who considers him innocent, had submitted requests to anticipate the release of his client with the granting of house arrest for health reasons, but the requests were rejected. Lipera also requested a review of the trial, taking up the friendly fire thesis that attributes Raciti’s death to the impact with a police Land Rover during the clashes with the Catania ultras outside the stadium. Hypothesis that was examined by various examining magistrates, review courts and at the three levels of trial of the Speziale trial, judged as a minor for being a minor at the time of the events of February 2.
Semilibert
On the other hand, Daniele Natale Micale, 32, the other ultra from Catania sentenced to 11 years for those events, was again in semi-liberty just before Christmas 2018, after having served more than half of his sentence in Catania . According to the reconstruction of the accusation accepted by the sentence, on the night of February 2, 2007, several Catania fans tried to break through the security line of the police who tried to prevent contact with the Palermo fans, on the occasion of the Sicilian derby . which at that time was being played in Serie A. In this context, Speziale and Micale would have thrown a sheet metal sink at the police, hitting Raciti and causing a fatal liver injury. The inspector died after being admitted to the Garibaldi hospital in Catania. The events in Catania pushed the Italian football world to adopt a decisive crackdown on the security front with the introduction of turnstiles, nominal tickets, the daspo. The apothecary outside the penitentiary made statements to journalists: In the meantime, I want to see my family. Then I’ll tell you everything I’ve been through. My sentence was an injustice and whoever made a mistake will pay justly.
December 15, 2020 (change December 15, 2020 | 10:53)
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