Turin, Extinction Rebellion activist stopped and threatened with a gun in front of the Rai headquarters – Photos and videos

The episode after the group's attempted blitz.But the boy involved makes it known that he does not want to file a complaint.Here's why

An environmental activist Extinction Rebellion was knocked to the ground and threatened with a gun by a security guard during an occupation of the headquarters Rai Of Turin.This morning, February 17, three groups of environmentalists invaded the offices of Rai, de The Press and de The Republic of the Piedmontese capital.«Climate crisis.Governments are responsible.Help us tell who the criminals are», their signs say.«Guilty governments, tell the truth?», we read in another.In via Cavalli, however, not everything went as planned:five activists were forcibly blocked and one of them was stopped at gunpoint.«A serious gesture, which occurred in the context of a peaceful demonstration, whose sole objective was to underline the need to explain the responsibilities of governments in the worsening of the climate crisis», says Extinction Rebellion.«A gesture – they add – which will not, however, see any legal consequences».

The boy involved:«I will not file a complaint.Here's why"

Roberto, the boy stopped by the guard with the gun, has decided not to file a complaint.«Despite the illegitimacy and gravity of the gesture, we think it is necessary to give a wider reading about what happened this morning", he declared following the episode.«In recent months, there have been many political protests in this country described as violent or aimed at destabilizing the established order", he added.And again:«What happened today, even if totally unjustifiable, is therefore the symptom of a climate of alarm and conscious raising of social conflict".The activists who occupied the premises this morning all had their faces uncovered and, as they usually do, when they were stopped by the guards they sat on the ground and offered passive resistance.