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Threat to Rome Mayor Traced to Contraband Phone Seized in Frosinone Prison

Investigators say a post from Silvio Hilic’s profile was sent from a jailed fellow inmate’s hidden device after the Rocca Cencia demolitions.

Overview

  • Prison police in Frosinone seized a hidden cellphone after tracing the social‑media threat to Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, with inmate Dilan Braidich declaring ownership.
  • Both Braidich and Silvio Hilic are in custody, and authorities are examining who operated Hilic’s profile when the message promising revenge was posted.
  • Digos, Guardia di Finanza and Carabinieri, directed by the Tivoli prosecutor’s office, conducted searches in Valle Martella and in the Rocca Cencia/Finocchio area.
  • The threatening post featured a rifle image and a vow to “throw down” the mayor’s home; the profile later removed the video and photo.
  • The threat followed the coordinated eviction and demolition of two long‑occupied illegal villas in Rocca Cencia tied to Sinti clans, prompting bipartisan solidarity as Gualtieri reaffirmed his legality drive.