Naples – The Carabinieri of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit (TPC) of Naples today executed a precautionary seizure order issued by the Naples Court – Preliminary Investigations Judge Section.
The measure, requested by the Naples Public Prosecutor's Office, concerns an area on Via Medina, pertaining to the Church of the Incoronata and belonging to the cultural state property.
The fenced and occupied area "without title"
According to the investigations, the state-owned space of cultural interest had been fenced off and occupied for years by unauthorized third parties. Among the findings was the installation of a chain and padlock, which effectively prevented the competent Superintendency from accessing it.
Use as a warehouse and connection to a nearby business
According to investigators, the area was also used as a storage area for materials related to a nearby restaurant. This use, in addition to effectively removing the space from its intended public use, would have hindered the oversight and management activities of the relevant administration.
In the proceedings, the judicial authorities have placed one individual under investigation. The crimes charged, to varying degrees, include usurpation of public property, misappropriation, and unlawful use of cultural property.
Return to the Superintendency
The execution of the seizure allowed the area to be returned to the ABAP Superintendency for the Municipality of Naples, to which the space was entrusted.
It seems right to me that the area was seized and returned to the Superintendency, but the whole story remains confusing, the documents are not clear, the names don't add up, and those responsible can never be clearly identified; the chain was probably placed there by third parties, and the warehouse was used by the nearby restaurant.