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Eight years and 8 months since the murder of Inspector Raciti in 2007
Antonino Speziale, the ultra from Catania sentenced to eight years and eight months in prison for the murder of Chief Inspector of Police Filippo Raciti, has left Messina prison to serve his sentence., was mortally wounded during clashes at the Angelo Massimino stadium on February 2, 2007, while playing the derby with Palermo. For Speziale, a hug with his father Roberto, who went to look for him, and then on the way to his home in Catania. Outside the prison, fans of Messina, historic rivals of Etna, greeted him warmly.
“In the meantime, I want to see my family. Then I will tell them everything I have been through. My sentence was an injustice and whoever makes a mistake will pay fairly.” So Antonino Speziale after leaving Messina prison and he greeted a group of supporters of the local soccer team, who came to greet him when he was leaving the prison. Sentenced to eight years and eight months in prison for the intentional murder of Chief Inspector of Police Filippo Raciti, who was fatally injured during clashes at the Angelo Massimino stadium on February 2, 2007, while playing the derby with Palermo, Speziale, a former ultrà del Catania has finished serving his sentence
His historical defender, the 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, which attributes the death of the inspector to the impact with a police Land Rover during the clashes with the Catania ultras. Hypothesis that was examined by various investigating magistrates, review courts and at the three trial levels of the Speziale trial, judged as a minor for being a minor at the time of the events. Daniele Natale Micale, 32, the other ultra from Catania sentenced to 11 years for the death of Inspector Raciti, after having served more than half of his sentence in Catania prison, and has a residual sentence of less than 2 years . According to the reconstruction of the accusation, confirmed by the sentences, on February 2, 2007, several Catania fans tried to break the security cordon that tried to prevent contact with the Palermo fans. In this context, Speziale and Mycale threw a tin sink at the police, hitting Raciti and causing a fatal wound to the liver. In fact, the police inspector died after being admitted to the Garibaldi hospital in Catania.
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