Overview
- The Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione) made the 14‑year, 9‑month sentence final on Wednesday, July 15, rejecting Roggero’s claim of putative self‑defense in the 28 April 2021 shooting that killed two robbers and wounded a third.
- Procura di Asti issued and executed an order of carceration signed by prosecutor Biagio Mazzeo, and Roggero has been remanded to Bollate prison after saying he would surrender.
- The ruling also confirmed civil provisional payments of roughly €480,000 to the victims’ parties as ordered in earlier judgments.
- Centre‑right leaders and parties launched petitions, fundraising and public appeals for a presidential grazia, prompting Justice Minister Carlo Nordio to open an istruttoria while the Quirinale reminded that clemency is the President’s exclusive power.
- Roggero’s lawyers say they will study the Cassation motivations and may seek further remedies in Strasbourg at the European Court of Human Rights, while the case has reignited debate over Italy’s legitimate‑defense rules and recent civil‑liability measures.