the “black primrose” Bellini sentenced to life imprisonment
The ruling of the Court of Assizes of Bologna has in fact confirmed the accusatory system of the Attorney General: life sentence for complicity in massacre for Paolo Bellinithe “black primrose”, the former exponent of the national avant-garde, framed by a video of a German tourist. A handful of seconds that however portray him on the scene of the massacre, the 2 August 1980before the explosion which killed 85 people and injured over 200. Also convicted Piergiorgio Segatel, the former captain of the Carabinieri, by misdirection, at the age of 6. 4 years for Domenico Catracchiaformer administrator of condominiums in via Gradoli, for false information in order to divert the investigation, more than what the Prosecutor had requested at first. For both Segatel and Bellini the request is also for a ban from public offices.
Bellini is the fifth bomber, in competition with the Nar convicted in the final, Giusva Fioravanti, Francesca Mambro and Luigi Ciavardini and, in the first instance, Gilberto Cavallini. Bellini was charged after the Attorney General called the investigation into the principals. Accusing, as dead, therefore not prosecutable, the head of P2 Licio Gelli, Umberto Ortolani, Federico Umberto D’Amato and Mario Tedeschi.
“I was not in Bologna on 2 AugustI was in Rimini at 9, my ex-wife can say what she wants, these are her problems. That gentleman on video is not me“, declared Paolo Bellini, as reported by theHandle, to reporters a few minutes after the Assize Court withdrew to the council chamber. “I always believe in magistrates, but not investigating ones – added Bellini, answering reporters’ questions – They didn’t have the need to ask me a question, they never summoned meand I know why, otherwise I would have dismantled everything in five minutes, with facts. “The lawyer Antonio Capitella who, together with his colleague Manfredo Fiormonti, defends Bellini, declared that” the testimony of Bellini’s ex-wife it is not a testimony, it is a photographic recognition. Point. We produced a testimony, by Triestina Tommasi, who said he was there at the station at 10.15 and had not seen Bellini. Point. She changes her hours 4 times, but if that man is not Bellini as our consultant said, then the wife’s statements are lie“. And announces theappeal“We can’t leave him a life sentence”, he concluded.