Naples – Maurizio Ammendola, leader of the "Order of Hagal," has been on the run in Poland after four months, thanks to a joint operation by DIGOS and Interpol that brought to justice a man accused of planning terrorist acts in Campania, opening up new possibilities.
Naples – The circle has closed in the cold heart of Eastern Europe, where the tensions of the Ukrainian conflict offer the perfect camouflage for those who live by extreme ideologies. Maurizio Ammendola, considered by investigators to be the undisputed leader of the "Order of Hagal," the neo-Nazi subversive organization with deep roots in Naples and the Caserta area, has ended his fugitive status in Poland.
The raid, launched at dawn thanks to a joint operation by DIGOS and Interpol, put an end to a four-month escape. The officers had no choice but to serve the European Arrest Warrant (EAW): handcuffs sealed the end of the line for the man who, according to the Naples DDA, planned to spread terror "on a grand scale" in Campania. Now it will be up to the Polish judicial authorities to ratify the order, in a procedure overseen step by step by the Attorney General of Naples, Aldo Policastro.
The bracelet prank and the escape
To understand the criminal nature of this character, we need to rewind to October 2nd. It was the day of the "hoax." The Supreme Court of Cassation upheld the convictions in the trial held in Naples: Ammendola's final sentence was five years and six months. But when law enforcement went to pick him up at his home in the Caserta area, he was gone.
Ammendola had anticipated the situation: he had promptly severed his electronic bracelet and vanished into thin air under cover of darkness, most likely thanks to a relay of clean cars ready to escort him across the country. A textbook escape, planned down to the last detail, which allowed the neo-Nazi leader to cross half of Europe undisturbed.
The ideological arsenal and the massacre plan
The criminal arrested in Poland is no ordinary criminal, but the mastermind of a group that, according to investigations conducted by prosecutor Claudio Onorati and his DNA colleague Antonello Ardituro (under the coordination of Naples prosecutor Nicola Gratteri and the head of the National Anti-Terrorism Unit Gianni Melillo), lived a delusional mix of supremacism, Aryanism, and Holocaust denial.
But beyond ideology, there was practice. Interceptions and analysis of encrypted servers revealed a disturbing scenario: paramilitary training, procurement of weapons, and a concrete plan to hit a well-known shopping center on the outskirts of Naples. An attack that should have marked the organization's breakthrough. The group's dangerousness was such that, during the trial, prosecutor Onorati himself was placed under police protection due to the serious death threats he had received.
The supporters and the "testament" in the hideout
With Ammendola's capture, the main judicial chapter closes, but an even more delicate investigative one opens. The Prosecutor's Office wants the names of his supporters. How did Ammendola end up in Poland? Who provided him with documents, money, and lodging for four months?
Investigators are reanalyzing what was found in the hideout abandoned in October: in addition to the usual banners with swastikas and runes, what appears to be an "ideological testament" has emerged. Coded messages and notes could reveal the existence of a "black rescue network," an international network capable of protecting its "soldiers" and ensuring prolonged periods of hiding. The capture in Poland is not the end of the investigation, but a new starting point for dismantling the ramifications of hatred between Campania and Eastern Europe.
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The operation that led to Ammendola's arrest is undoubtedly a success for law enforcement, but many questions remain about how he managed to escape and who helped him while he was on the run. It's important to understand the network behind these organizations.