Overview

• Judicial authorities in Tempio Pausania and Genoa have opened inquiry files and registered the officers who deployed tasers under formal investigation.
• In Olbia, 57-year-old Gianpaolo Demartis died of cardiac arrest during ambulance transport after receiving two taser shocks from carabinieri responding to an altercation.
• In Sant’Olcese, province of Genoa, 41-year-old Elton Bani was struck by up to three taser discharges before succumbing and triggering a separate autopsy.
• Investigators will analyze taser data logs and assess adherence to protocols—such as pre-shot warnings, aiming guidelines and five-second shock limits—to determine causation.
• Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini defended the actions of the carabinieri, while rights groups and detainees’ guarantors have called for a suspension or review of taser use.