18 accused in beatings at police HQ in Verona

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 14 - Some 18 police officers have accused of brutality in alleged beatings of drug addicts and homeless foreigners at police HQ in Verona, local prosecutors said after closing a probe into the case, a move which normally precedes indictment requests, local daily L'Arena reported Wednesday.
    They are suspected of torture, injuries, misrepresentation in public office and abuse of role, the paper said.
    This is the final outcome of the investigation that led in June 2023 to the arrest of five police officers, believed to be the group responsible for the beatings at the Questura, and the involvement of 17 others who allegedly turned a blind eye to the violence.
    Deputy prosecutors Carlo Boranga and Chiara Bisso excluded from the list officer Federico Tomaselli, whose position, like that of another colleague, has changed and is probably going to be shelved.
    Among those under investigation for torture are Filippo Failla Rifici, Roberto Da Rold and D.B., who is no longer on duty.
    Two other suspects, Loris Colpini and Alessandro Migliore, are in a fast-track . (ANSA).