A Macerata court on
Wednesday handed down a 12-year jail sentence for rightist
militant Luca Traini, 29, for shooting and wounding six African
migrants in Macerata on February 3 in 'revenge' for the murder
and dismemberment of a Roman woman allegedly by a Nigerian drug
pusher who had nothing to do with Traini's targets.
Furthermore, he was sentenced to pay compensation to the
plaintiffs.
He will also have to serve three further years on parole
after his jail term is served.
The maximum possible sentence was 22 years.
Traini, whose case gained headlines worldwide, was found to
have been of sound mind when he carried out his crime.
Traini's defence lawyer said they would appeal based on the
explanation of the verdict which is set to come out within 90
days.
The lawyer said "from his statements he has understood where
he went wrong".
The prosecutor's office had reduced its sentence request to
12 years based on extenuating circumstances for Traini and given
that he opted for a summary judgment.
During his hearing earlier Wednesday, Traini apologised in
court and said "I made a mistake".
"I don't have any racial hate, I wanted to bring justice
against drug dealers; there was a bombardment of news about the
spread of drug dealers due to immigration, even my ex-girlfriend
took drugs," he said, reading from a prepared statement.
"In prison I gained a new understanding of the facts," he
said, adding that he had a difficult childhood but is "neither
crazy nor borderline".
Traini went on his spree three days after the discovery of
the body of Pamela Mastropietro outside Pollenza near Macerata.
A Nigerian drug pusher, Innocent Oseghale, has been charged
with her rape, murder and dismemberment.
He says they had consensual sex, she died of an overdose and
he disposed of the body because he was afraid he might be
accused of murder.
Traini picked his targets at random and then went to a
monument in Macerata where he posed wrapped in an Italian flag.
Police found Nazi literature and far-right memorabilia in his
home.
In 2016 he stood unsuccessfully in local elections for the
anti-migrant Euroskeptic League party.
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