Video posted by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni shows Antifa terrorists swarming and savagely beating a policeman in Turin on Saturday during a march protesting the December eviction of activists from an illegally occupied building known as the Askatasuna social center that had been taken over by leftists about thirty years ago.
The rioters aimed a green laser at and repeatedly punched, kicked and rained down blows with hammers on the defenseless officer after he fell and tried to get away from the mob.
Quanto accaduto oggi a Torino, durante il corteo degli antagonisti contro lo sgombero dello stabile Askatasuna, è grave e inaccettabile.
Uno sgombero legittimo di un immobile occupato illegalmente è stato usato come pretesto per scatenare violenze, incendi, lanci di bombe carta… pic.twitter.com/AtVLzMVxfD
— Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) January 31, 2026
Translation of Meloni’s statement:
What happened today in Turin, during the demonstration by the antagonists against the eviction of the Askatasuna building, is serious and unacceptable.
A legitimate eviction of an illegally occupied property was used as a pretext to unleash violence, arson, the throwing of firecrackers and organized assaults, up to the point of striking a police armored vehicle. The images of the assaulted officer speak for themselves: we are not dealing with protesters, but with individuals acting as enemies of the State.
The ones who paid the price were the law enforcement officers, forced to face a real urban guerrilla warfare, and some journalists, attacked while doing their job. To them goes my full solidarity, together with that extended to the citizens who were damaged, who paid the price of blind and deliberate violence.
This is not dissent nor protest: these are violent assaults with the objective of striking the State and those who represent it. And for this reason they must be treated for what they are, with no discounts and no justifications.
The Government has done its part, strengthening the tools to combat impunity. Now it is essential that the Judiciary also fully does its own, so that episodes of laxity do not repeat themselves which in the past have annulled sacred measures against those who devastate our cities and attack those who defend them.
Defending legality is not a provocation: it is a duty. The State does not retreat in the face of the violence of fake revolutionaries accustomed to impunity and stands, without ambiguity, on the side of those who wear a uniform, those who provide information and those who respect the rules of civil coexistence.
Unedited version:
In trenta contro un poliziotto steso a terra. Calci, pugni, martellate sulla schiena e sulle gambe. Di nuovo i maledetti di Askatasuna protetti dalla sinistra. Urgono arresti a raffica, non ci sono più scuse. Anni di galera, subito!#31gennaio2026 #31gennaio #Torino #Askatasuna pic.twitter.com/CI1zOObMBk
— Alessandro Gonzato (@GonzatoA) January 31, 2026
Matteo Salvini, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, posted video of the riot, adding, “Delinquents, those from Askatasuna: worse than them are only those who defend them, coddle them, justify them or protect them. Solidarity with the women and men of the Police Forces, full speed ahead with arrests, evictions and a new security package.”
Delinquenti quelli di Askatasuna: peggio di loro c’è solo chi li difende, coccola, giustifica o protegge.
Solidarietà alle donne e agli uomini delle Forze dell’Ordine, avanti tutta con arresti, sgomberi e nuovo pacchetto sicurezza. pic.twitter.com/xh9y38KsFk
— Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) January 31, 2026
Background on the Askatasuna social center via a Freedom News UK report (excerpt) on the December eviction:
The Askatasuna social centre in Turin, Italy was evicted early this morning, bringing to an end nearly 30 years of occupation. The operation involved the DIGOS political police and armoured vehicles, with several streets sealed off. Police entered the four-storey former municipal building building early in the morning to carry out searches and then sealed the premises. According to activists, six people were inside the building at the time of the raid. The homes of around ten activists linked to the centre and to student collectives were raided at the same time, in connection with recent Palestine solidarity protests including an action at the headquarters of arms manufacturer Leonardo.
…The mayor of Turin, Stefano Lo Russo, said the city had withdrawn from a “collaboration pact” with Askatasuna that had been in place since early 2024, when the municipal council formally recognised the occupied building as a “common good” and began a process towards shared management. The mayor’s office stated that inspections by public security authorities had found violations of the conditions of the agreement.
Askatasuna, whose name means “freedom” in Basque, has been a central reference point for the city’s autonomous and radical left since 1996. Over the years it hosted political assemblies, cultural events, concerts and community services, including housing advice, children’s activities and mutual aid projects. The centre was also closely involved in major protest cycles in Turin, from the No TAV movement in the Susa Valley to anti-war and anti-fascist mobilisations.
Report on the Saturday’s riot via “L’Unione Sarda (excerpt):
High tension in Turin during the demonstration for the Askatasuna social centre , which was evicted in recent weeks.
Molotov cocktails, flares, and fireworks were thrown by protesters, and tear gas was fired in response by the police, who formed a tight cordon blocking their path.
Autonomous protesters and anarchists, some with their faces covered, were in action on Corso Regina Margherita. The police then began advancing, both with personnel and a water cannon, toward the opposing groups, attempting to force them back. Several dumpsters were set on fire.
The autonomists also raided the Einaudi Campus university building, where further clashes were reported, with objects being thrown and police charging.
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