Valter Lavitola remains in prison, having confessed to being the mastermind behind the attack on journalist Sigfrido Ranucci. The Review Court of Rome rejected the request submitted by the defense and confirmed the precautionary measure. The aggravating circumstance of the mafia method is also contested.
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The defense: appeal to the Supreme Court
“The Review Court confirmed the precautionary order, clearly we fully respect the decisions of the judiciary, even if we absolutely do not agree with them either in fact or in law. Now we will wait for the reasons to be filed, which will arrive within 45 days, but today we will already file an appeal to the Supreme Court, therefore for jump jurisdiction, against the order of the judge who rejected our request on the loss of effectiveness of the precautionary custody which we believe is well founded.” This is stated by lawyer Sergio Cola, Lavitola’s defender.
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Attack on Ranucci, device analyses nearing conclusion
Meanwhile, the investigation by the Rome Prosecutor’s Office continues. The experts appointed to examine the IT devices seized from Lavitola and the other four suspects, accused of being the material executors of the attack on Ranucci, have almost completed the consultancy.
The report will soon be delivered to the public prosecutors. The material saved on the seized smartphones and computers is very abundant, particularly that present on one of the phones attributable to Lavitola.
