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Italian Police Stand Trial for Raid on Activists

HeadlineApr 08, 2005

The trial of twenty-eight Italian police officers accused of beating anti-globalization demonstrators at the G8 summit four years ago began this week in Genoa, Italy. The charges stem from a raid on the headquarters of the Genoa Social Forum that resulted in nearly 100 people injured. Among the accused are Italy’s current anti-terrorism chief and the head of a European Union taskforce on Islamist terrorism. The charges include grievous bodily harm, slander and false arrest. The raid came after the shooting death of activist Carlo Giuliani.

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