Oreste Scalzone

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Oreste Scalzone (born 1947) is an Italian communist militant and autonomist.

In 1968 he came to know Franco Piperno, and on March 1 of that year he took part in the clashes against Italian police at Valle Giulia. With Piperno and Toni Negri, he founded Potere Operaio in 1969. In 1979 he was arrested, along with Negri, Piperno and others members of the autonomist movement, and accused of planning armed attacks and plotting to overthrow the government. In 1981 he managed to flee to France, where he remained protected from extradition and where he still resides.

A January 17, 2007 ruling of the Court of Milan declared his crimes ("subversive association and member of an armed organization") prescribed.