We recall that in July 2022, the Italian trial relating to the repressive operation “Scripta Manent” ended for our comrade Gabriel Pombo da Silva (among other comrades). Two years for “incitement to commit a crime.”
In December 2023, the Turin court notified Gabriel of this final sentence. For this reason, in January 2024, the Italian lawyer requested the application of alternative measures to imprisonment, a request that was justified by a “social/family/work investigation” carried out by a social worker from the Turin surveillance court. The report on this investigation, submitted to the surveillance judge in June 2025, emphasized Gabriel’s “lack of self-criticism of his own values,” making clear the Italian authorities’ intention to seek revenge.
At this point, it was documented to the Turin surveillance court that the Spanish state had already recognized two years ago that Gabriel had served an additional 2 years and 8 months of his sentence. The Italian lawyer therefore requested the “fungibility of the sentence,” that is, Italy’s recognition of this surplus sentence (according to European law, all member countries of the European Union are obliged to recognize it). On November 12, the final hearing was finally held at the Turin Court, which, a couple of days ago, put its response, reasoning, and conclusion in writing. Italy does not recognize the “fungibility of the sentence” nor does it grant Gabriel any alternative measures to prison due to his “lack of self-criticism of his own values” and activates the execution order.
For now, Gabriel would only be arrested on Italian territory, but if Turin wishes, it can issue a European arrest warrant, given that a sentence of between two and four years legitimizes the judge’s right to discretion. In short: our comrade Gabriel could be arrested at any time… in a week or in two years. If an arrest warrant arrives, the Spanish state should not arrest Gabriel, as it itself recognizes that the sentence is excessive… but it would be naive to trust this theory, knowing full well that in practice it may not apply to an anarchist.
Death to the state!
Long live Anarchy!
Source: Informativo Anarquista