Cassation

Daspo, even frequenting areas surrounding the stadium is an offence

Conviction confirmed for three Torino fans who had frequented a bar near the stadium

by Anna Mulassano

 
Stadio Meazza in San Siro -  Milan, Italy (photo Stefano Porta / LaPresse)

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Translated by AI
Versione italiana

2' min read

Translated by AI
Versione italiana

They received the daspo, with the obligation to sign 15 minutes after the start of the match and 15 minutes after the end, but frequented a bar in the vicinity of the stadium: three Torino fans were convicted for violating the measure. This was established by the third penal section of the Cassation with the sentence 34370/2025.

The affair

The three fans, who had been forbidden access to the stadium area during Torino's matches, had met with a group of ultras in front of a bar just over 500 metres away from the Stadio Olimpico during the match against Monza. The three men, however, had argued that the presence in forbidden places did not constitute an offence because it was determined by personal reasons and because no clash had actually occurred.

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The orientation of the Supreme Court

However, the Supreme Court clarified that the ratio of the rule is precisely that of avoiding contacts between fans and emphasised that the bar in question was also frequented by violent fringes of the organised fans, had in the past been the scene of clashes and is located in a transit area of opposing fans. The conduct of the three men, therefore, was not respectful of the need to avoid contacts dangerous to safety and public order.

The Court of legitimacy, moreover, did not accept the request for a reduction of sentence, sharing the consideration of the appeal judge: the contested episode was a recidivism of the violation and the conduct was serious, since the three supporters had made gestures of mockery to the police and had been stationed for a further hour in the area they should not have frequented. The Court, however, admitted the appeal with which the Turin supporters had asked that a public utility sentence be preferred to imprisonment and referred the case to a new section of the Turin Court of Appeal for a new judgement.

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