Hand-to-hand combat and assaults took place in camps in the provinces of Naples and Caserta, involving former soldiers and Ukrainian fighters. To recruit proselytes, the neo-Nazi group identified by Naples prosecutors, who ordered searches of 26 people, was close to anti-vax positions.
The people considered by investigators to be the leaders of the group are Maurizio Ammendola e Michael Rinaldi, aged 40 and 46 respectively, president and vice president of theOrder of Hagal who are also charged with possession of weapons.
The association used social media and chat rooms to spread racial hatred, such as WhatsApp and Telegram. Contacts have emerged with openly neo-Nazi Ukrainian ultra-nationalist groups called “Azov Battalion”, “Misanthropic Division" “Pravi Sector” e “Century”. Numerous items were found during the searches carried out today “soft air” weapons, including a grenade launcher, military tactical clothing and other equipment which are currently being investigated.
Last May, the prosecutors of Naples had already ordered searches of some of the suspects, after intercepting messages in which reference was made to the availability of weapons and the planning of blatant violent actions.
The analysis of the acquired data confirmed the hypothesis that theneo-Nazi association it was organized and was characterized by a hierarchical compartmentalization, trained its members militarily and some of them also attended courses abroad for the use of short and long firearms and for the hand-to-hand combatThe searches also involved people who were not under investigation but who had frequent contact with the suspects.
The operational base of the neo-Nazi association targeted by the Neapolitan prosecutors was in the province of Naples. It was there that leaders and followers met, managed the content to be inserted on the web pages and above all, as emerges from the investigations coordinated by prosecutors Claudio Onorati and Antonello Ardituro, paramilitary activities and training in the use of weapons were also carried out.
Hand-to-hand combat and assault simulations took place in the fields of Naples and Caserta with former soldiers and Ukrainian fighters. The arsenal consisted of 'soft air' weapons modified to fire real bullets. The group held lessons in person and via social media to extend its network of proselytes. A 'teaching' with a strong supremacist and Holocaust denier matrix with symbolism and Hitlerian rites.
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The searches carried out today follow others ordered last May against some of the people under investigation and also involved people not under investigation, but in close contact with the people under investigation.
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