Roberto Spada, a member of an
alleged crime gang based in the Rome seaside district of Ostia,
was sent to trial on Tuesday for a brutal attack on two members
of a RAI crew, Daniele Piervincenzi and Edoardo Anselmi, in
November.
Spada headbutted Piervincenzi, breaking his nose, and
attacked the pair working for the State broadcaster with a club
after being asked about alleged links between the mafia and
far-right political party Casapound.
Spada's alleged accomplice Nelson Del Puerto was also
indicted.
The trial is set to start on March 30.
The two defendants are accused of bodily harm and private
violence aggravated by mafia methods.
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