Lucrezia Ciotti Un 15enne was arrested from the Anti-Terrorism Section of the Digos Bolzano on charges of being part of a Satanist and neo-Nazi supremacist group. The young man is accused of association for terrorist purposes, production and use of explosives, illegal possession of weapons, aggravated damage and possession and distribution of child pornography.
Bolzano, 15-year-old arrested for terrorism: he planned murders and filmed everything
The investigation started from a report from the Digos, which led to a search of the 15-year-old's home, where two computers, a smartphone, an axe and material proving his membership in a Satanist and neo-Nazi group were seized.
Il healthier skin was active in a far-right group on Telegram e he was planning to kill a homeless man during the “Week of Terror”. The aim was to select a vulnerable victim, film the murder and posting the video on a Russian dark web site. The investigation revealed that the boy actively participated in the plan, showing his loyalty with graffiti near a sports facility, which was chosen as the site of the attack. After testing an explosive device and gaining explosives skills through online research, he declared himself ready to carry out the attack.
Bolzano, 15-year-old arrested for terrorism: the videos
From the first data extracted from the 15-year-old's smartphone arrested, I am Videos and images of violence have emerged, murders, school shootings, and child pornography, as well as footage related to Islamic extremism, such as attacks, beheadings, and shootings.
“It's about a very delicate and complex situation, disturbing from any point of view one wants to analyze it. Both for the very young age of the arrested person, both for the subversive and international terrorist contexts in which he was involved, and, above all, for the concrete plans for terrorist attacks and homicidal acts that this man and his acolytes had concretely proposed to implement”, highlighted the Police Chief of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, Paolo Sartori, as reported byAdnkronos.
Furthermore, the boy showed solid experience with cryptocurrencies, owning a Bitcoin wallet. The minor was transferred to the Juvenile Custody Institute of Treviso, at the disposal of the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office of Bolzano.