Overview
- Authorities say the minor ran a social profile in supremacist spaces that posted hate messages, incitements to violence against foreigners and Jews, and praise for terrorist attacks.
- The Tribunal for Minors of Venice ordered pre-trial custody following an investigation by DIGOS units in Milan and Treviso.
- Charges include instigation to commit crimes, apologia of terrorist crimes, and self-training and training for terrorist purposes, with the aggravating factor of using telematic means.
- Police seized easily obtainable components ready for assembly, handwritten drawings of weapons and parts, and instructions for making improvised munitions, with device forensics yielding consistent content.
- The operation was conducted within Italy’s preventive counterterrorism framework with national security bodies, and investigators continue to probe potential contacts or wider networks.