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Rome Court Sentences Carabiniere to Three Years for Excessive Use of Firearm in 2020 Eur Killing

The first-instance ruling finds negligent excess in the use of a service weapon, prompting an appeal from the defense.

Overview

  • The Tribunal of Rome convicted Emanuele Marroccella for eccesso colposo nell'uso legittimo delle armi in the death of 56-year-old Syrian Jamal Badawi.
  • The judge imposed a three-year prison term, exceeding the prosecutor’s request of two years and six months.
  • The court ordered a five-year ban from public office and provisional payments to the civil parties.
  • Prosecutors’ reconstruction states Badawi fled a break-in on via Paolo di Dono after striking a carabiniere with a screwdriver, was between 7 and 13 meters away and turned with his back when two shots were fired, one of which was fatal.
  • Defense lawyers said they will appeal the verdict, while the victim’s counsel argued for voluntary homicide, and Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini voiced support for the carabiniere.