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NewsVal di Susa: arrests and expulsions after clashes. No Tav movement says responsibility for actions is «shared by all»

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In the context of protests against the TAV construction site in Val di Susa, law enforcement authorities carried out several arrests. According to reports, eleven foreign nationals were expelled; among those detained were also two German citizens in their twenties. The prosecution is evaluating particularly serious criminal charges, including the crime of devastation and a possible terrorism-related aggravating circumstance. The newspaper La Stampa also referred to a hypothesis of international coordination, a claim not confirmed by other sources.
During a press conference held in Venaus, the No Tav movement reiterated its position regarding participation in protest actions. Guido Fissore, a historic activist of the movement, stated that the distinction between peaceful valley residents on one side and black bloc arriving from outside on the other is «absolutely false,» noting that thousands of people headed toward the Chiomonte construction site. Fissore clarified that the statement does not mean that everyone threw stones at law enforcement, but that entering the construction site was a shared action by the entire march. He added that the movement does not accept the division between «good and bad» and intends to continue its initiatives.
Franco Olivero Fugera, a minority city councilor in Giaglione, and a representative of the Giovani No Tav named Matilde also spoke. Olivero Fugera claimed that the law enforcement presence in the valley serves to protect the construction site rather than the population, and commented on the visit to the Chiomonte site by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, calling it a sign of the opponent's weakness. The Giovani No Tav representative emphasized the strong youth presence in the march and identified the militarization of the territory as the real form of violence suffered by the valley for thirty years.
The movement announced the continuation of its protest initiatives and the No Tav Festival.