Digos reports 13 minors for fascism apologia and racial hatred
They are also accused of weapons possession and paedophilic material
Thirteen minors reported in Siena for Nazi-fascism and racial hatred
According to ANSA Cronaca, the Digos in Siena has reported 13 minors resident in the Tuscan capital for propaganda and incitement to racial and ethnic hatred, apologia of fascism and Nazism, illegal weapons possession and distribution of paedophilic material.
The teenagers — all attending the same school, with no criminal records and from families of Siena's middle class — shared messages of hatred against immigrants and homosexuals in private chats on social networks, images of weapons and content glorifying violence. Among the thirteen is also a girl.
The origin of the inquiry
The investigation, coordinated by the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office in Florence, began in July 2025 following a report from the father of a boy uninvolved in the matter: the man had told police that some of his son's peers had offered to procure him a firearm.
Following that initial alert, the Digos carried out searches at the homes of two minors, discovering a functioning double-barrel rifle and 9-calibre ammunition. Analysis of mobile phones and computer devices then revealed a network of private chats with Nazi symbols, content about white racial superiority and messages of hatred against foreigners.
The chats and content discovered
One of the chats was called 'Fascist Republican Party': access was subject to approval by other members. In the conversations, content glorifying Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, homophobic and racist phrases, as well as videos of attacks against immigrants would reportedly have been shared.
The Digos specifies that the violent images are not directly attributable to those reported and that none of them appears to be involved in episodes of physical violence. According to investigators, some would however have harboured the intention — never actualised — of organising patrols or punitive expeditions against foreigners, in response to brawls that had occurred in Siena between immigrants. In the same chats, references circulated to online purchases of pistols, knives, knuckledusters, crossbows and improvised explosives.
In parallel, investigators identified the sharing of numerous paedophilic files from social media and messaging platforms.
Statements from investigators
"All of our investigations have been concluded and the material handed over to the Prosecutor's Office for further examination," declared Questore Ugo Angeloni.
Fausto Camisa, head of the Siena Digos, emphasised: "What bothered us most as investigators is that this is an investigation we would never have wanted to conduct because we would never have wanted to discover a reality like this."
None of the teenagers had ever shown external signs of radicalisation. The Archbishop of Siena, Cardinal Augusto Paolo Lojudice, described the matter as "a worrying signal of distress among the younger generations", calling for "a pact for the family".
Source: ANSA Cronaca