Overview
- The Court of Cassation confirmed a final conviction and a 14‑year, 9‑month sentence for Mario Roggero, and he entered Bollate prison on Friday to begin serving that term.
- Judges in all three degrees found Roggero’s shots hit the robbers after they had left the shop and were fleeing, so the courts rejected a claim of legitimate self‑defense.
- The Justice Ministry first said it had opened an inquiry toward a pardon but the president rebuked the minister and the ministry later clarified no formal act had been completed; Roggero’s wife has filed a formal clemency petition that could start the standard presidential review.
- Center‑right leaders rallied publicly for mercy, with Matteo Salvini visiting Bollate and proposing political support, but Italian law bars people sentenced to five years or more from holding public office while accessory interdictions remain in force.
- Families of the victims are preparing seizure actions to enforce civil judgments requiring about €480,000 plus legal costs, and the case has amplified political debate over changes to self‑defense rules and compensation law ahead of the 2027 campaign.