ITALY: Stefano Cucchi: How one death in custody has become the symbol of police brutality in Italy

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"The death in custody of 31-year-old Stefano Cucchi has brought the abuse of police power under scrutiny in Italy. After losing her brother and enduring the subsequent trial, Ilaria Cucchi is now receiving harassment and online threats from police officers. Sociologists say Stefano’s case is not isolated and ask what the country will do to clean up its policing."

See: ITALY: Stefano Cucchi: How one death in custody has become the symbol of police brutality in Italy (Lacuna, link)

And: Statewatch Analysis: Shocking death spotlights prisoner plight (June 2010, pdf)

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