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Police Seal Rome’s Piper Club in Preventive Seizure Over Safety Violations

The seizure is an administrative step that now awaits judicial validation.

Overview

  • Night inspections led officers to execute a preventive seizure that closed the via Tagliamento venue after 1 a.m.
  • Checks identified unauthorized structural alterations, inadequate evacuation provisions, missing certifications, overcrowding and reported hygiene deficiencies.
  • Officials said the measure must be confirmed by the judiciary before any further action is determined.
  • Authorities framed the action within intensified safety checks at nightlife venues prompted by the Crans-Montana tragedy, with dozens of closures reported in Rome last year.
  • The club, a 1965 cultural fixture previously hit by temporary suspensions for safety and order issues, stated it is fully cooperating to clarify the findings.