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Matteo Lepore

Matteo Lepore

Italian politician (1980)

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  • Sep 28

    France offers 1980 Ustica disaster files, prompting Rome prosecutors to resume inquiry

    Rome prosecutors will withdraw their request to close the Ustica air disaster inquiry after France offered to transfer defense records spanning from 1980 to the 1990s.

  • Jul 26

    Bologna mayor Matteo Lepore assigned police escort after social media threats linked to Fakir death

    The prefecture decided to assign protection after messages including 'Lepore, we want you like Fakir' appeared on social media. The mayor filed a complaint; the escort will be activated in the coming days.

  • Jul 20

    42-year-old Moroccan dies after being held face-down by police in Bologna; video sparks outrage and protests

    Abderrahim Fakir, 42, cried for help while two officers pressed him to the ground in Bologna's Pilastro district. Paramedics watched without intervening; an autopsy and bodycam review are underway.

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