The trial of 25 people accused of devastation and sacking at Genoa G8 in 2001, has ended. The latest decision of prosecutors to propose 225 years in jail and a hundred thousand euros fine for hurting the reputation of Genoa, brought to a final sentence which is not that far away: 110 years of jail. This is the price we have to pay for being in the street and protesting in thousands against governments.

The sentence makes differences between "good" and "bad" ways to express dissent. There are tolerable ways to protest and ways that should be punished as if it was a war crime. The 10 "bad ones" got from 6 to 11 years (1 person with 11 years). The 14 "good ones" got from 5 months to 2.5 years. One person was discharged .

One month ago, on 17 November thousands of people were protesting again in Genova against a reinterpretation of Genoa G8 history and a clean and one-sided version of the events: Police acted correctly and protesters are still overestimating the abuses.

Meanwhile, the court cases against police officers for the tortures in Bolzaneto and for the raid in the Diaz school move slowly forward (one will be ending by the end of the year and the other around summer 2008) towards meek convictions and statute of limitations after the first court sentence. More on: Supporto Legale | press release | Comunicado de prensa

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