1 May 2022 march in Turin
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The 1 May 2022 march in Turin is the demonstration for Workers' Day during which tensions and clashes broke out between some demonstrators and the police. The events, which took place at the start of via Roma, gave rise to criminal proceedings against eighteen people for the clashes that occurred during the march.
The clashes
According to testimony given in court by a member of the Fronte della gioventù comunista (Communist Youth Front, Fgc) who was in the "social block" of the march, the police carried out a first charge at the start of via Roma, which was not expected by the demonstrators and, in his view, not justified by any previous episodes of violence. The first charge was followed by three more during the demonstration [1].
The trial
The clashes gave rise to criminal proceedings against eighteen defendants, under way at the Turin Court. At the hearing of 4 November 2026, former Five Star Movement city councillor Viviana Ferrero and the 25-year-old Fgc member mentioned above were heard as defence witnesses. Ferrero stated that she had not seen demonstrators throwing objects or committing violent acts against the police and the public, explaining that she had been engaged in mediation work to prevent incidents; the Fgc member stated that he did not recall objects being thrown amid the confusion of the moment [1].
The prosecutor's request
Public prosecutor Davide Pretti, after both witnesses were shown images considered to be at odds with their statements – including a photo in which the Fgc member appears next to a hooded demonstrator throwing a bottle – asked the judges to send the records of both testimonies to the prosecutor's office, to assess whether to open an investigation for false statements against both of them [1].
Sources
- ANSA Piemonte — 4 November 2026