Overview

• Two State Police officers involved in the operation that followed Brigadier Carlo Legrottaglie’s killing have been registered as suspects for negligent homicide.
• The June 12 shootout in Puglia left 59-year-old Michele Mastropietro dead and led to the arrest of the second suspect, Camillo Giannattasio.
• Prosecutors opened the manslaughter investigation as a procedural step before conducting Mastropietro’s autopsy to clarify the circumstances of his death.
• The SAP police union defended the officers’ actions and demanded legal reforms to prevent automatic guarantee notifications in use-of-force cases.
• Under the recently approved Decreto Sicurezza, officers now receive up to €10,000 per stage in legal expense advances, double the previous provision.