Fabrizio Ricca
Fabrizio Ricca is the leader of the Lega group in the Piedmont Regional Council. He is known for his involvement, in his institutional role, in the dispute over the planned mosque on the former Fonderie Nebiolo site, on via Bologna in Turin, in the Aurora district bordering Barriera di Milano.
The Question Time on the via Bologna mosque
In November 2026 Ricca presents a Question Time in the Piedmont Region on the project, promoted by the Foundation of the Italian Islamic Confederation, to build a mosque on the former Fonderie Nebiolo industrial site. The response from regional councillors Matteo Marnati (Environment) and Enrico Bussalino (Public Works) shows that although the site received a building permit from the City of Turin the previous October, it needs remediation whose final assessment, according to Arpa Piemonte, cannot be completed until five years after the works are finished [1].
Ricca claims the matter as a «victory» over his colleagues from Fratelli d'Italia and Forza Nuova, saying he worked «carefully, with technical opinions» and stating that the site «will not be usable for years to come» [1]. The Lega group leader also raises the asbestos issue, citing a 2018 technical-property record from the City of Turin that listed the building in the municipal asbestos register with suspect, unremediated elements; on this basis he asks the City of Turin to halt the project «until there is full clarity on contamination, asbestos and user safety» [1].
Ricca describes his initiative as a «battle fought for the residents of Aurora and Barriera», announcing his intention to press the City of Turin on the matter [1]. The Italian Islamic Confederation responds to his statements, saying the site is listed in the register of contaminated sites, but that the approved project provides for a Permanent Safety Measure (MISP), which allows construction work and use of the area even during the five years of the monitoring plan, without the area having to remain unused for that whole period [1].
Chronology
- — In the Piedmont Region, during Question Time, Lega group leader Fabrizio Ricca announces that the mosque project on via Bologna in Turin, on the former Fonderie Nebiolo site, will remain blocked for years because of the remediation timeline required by Arpa Piemonte. → CronacaQui Torino
Sources
- CronacaQui Torino — 3 November 2026