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Violence in prison in Santa Maria Capua Vetere. The day after the raid, the video is released as part of the investigation.
Prisoners forced to their knees, with their hands behind their heads, kicked and beaten with truncheons.
The images published by the newspaper are strong. 'Tomorrow' , showing previously unseen videos of prison beatings. ”A sequence – we read – that confirms the punitive expedition of April 6, 2020 in the penitentiary institute 'Francesco Uccella' of Santa Maria Capua Vetere, province of Caserta. It is the afternoon of April 6, 2020.
In one of the videos, you can see the prisoners being made to kneel. They have their hands behind their heads and their heads resting against the wall.
Headbutts with helmets, slaps, blows inflicted with the truncheon on the legs and back. And then kicks and more kicks even against those who are already lying on the ground.
Some prisoners are dragged like cattle."
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Today the prison was “blacked out”: without newspapers, TV and electricity
In fact, as of today, the penitentiary that has come to the national attention for cases of violence has no electricity and therefore the inmates are unable to follow the developments of the case that concerns them closely on TV.
Furthermore, this morning the newspapers (already paid for) were not delivered to them, as happens every morning. No one has been able to learn from official sources about the investigation that has shocked half of Italy.
Some inmates reported these details to their relatives during interviews and brief calls possible due to Covid regulations. Also in the afternoon there was the usual water shortage typical of every summer in the prison.
By Giacomo Spp: “Measures not in line with reality”
“I am convinced that the precautionary measures carried out yesterday are not consistent with the reality of what happened.
I think the investigation was characterised by a certain sensationalism, as emerged in June last year when the cell phones of the prison officers were acquired".
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This is what the general secretary of the prison officers' union stated SPP, Aldo di Giacomo, during the press conference held outside the military prison of Santa Maria Capua Vetere , where eight prison officers serving at the nearby civil prison are being held and were arrested yesterday by the Carabinieri as part of the investigation into the attorney of Santa Maria Capua Vetere on the alleged episodes of torture and mistreatment of inmates that occurred in the Caserta penitentiary on 6 April 2020. Another 18 officers are under house arrest. By Giacomo, while expressing "deep respect for the judiciary", does not believe the reconstruction carried out by the investigating office led by the prosecutor Maria Antonietta Troncone and by the adjunct Alexander Milita.
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“In my opinion – explains Di Giacomo – on April 2020, XNUMX, there was a legitimate use of force by the prison police, who the day before had had problems due to protests by inmates; I believe there was no disproportionate use of force or violence as the prosecution claims.
As a union we have the right to express our criticism, and we remain convinced that our colleagues have not done what they are accused of; within a few weeks, when the Review will pronounce itself, this will be understood" concludes the trade unionist.
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Article published on 29 June 2021 - 21:06
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