Carabinieri accused of beatings, extortion, drug dealing and torture

Carabinieri during a operation

Carabinieri Source: Salvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB /LightRocket via Getty Images

Giuseppe Montella is alleged to be the head of the group of carabinieri accused of the events that took place in the Levante precinct in Piacenza.


  • In the Levante barracks a real criminal system was in place, the magistrates allege
  • Montella was arrested with six other colleagues
  • His standard of living was incompatible with his salary
We reconstructed the story with the journalist Fabio Tonacci, who covered it for La Repubblica newspaper.

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