Gaetano Saya

Gaetano Saya (Messina, Italy, 1956) is a far right Italian politician, leader of the National Right neo-fascist party.

Saya has claimed he was a former member of Gladio, NATO's stay-behind anti-Communist network during the Cold War, involved in Italy's strategy of tension during the "Years of Lead."

Gaetano Saya was charged in November 2004 of white supremacist hate speech diffused through his party website.

He was arrested in 2005 by the prosecutor of Genova on charges of having constituted a "parallel police", named DSSA (Department of Anti-terrorism Strategic Studies).[1][2] According to judicial sources, Il Messaggero, quoted by The Independent, declared that wiretaps suggested DSSA members had been planning to kidnap Cesare Battisti, former member of the Armed Proletarians for Communism (PAC).[3]

References

  1. ^ Foreign, Our (2005-07-02). "Police arrests two 'terror vigilantes'". The Times (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1678118,00.html. 
  2. ^ «Polizia parallela», due arresti Corriere della Sera. 2005-07-02
  3. ^ Philips, John (2005-07-05). "Up to 200 Italian police 'ran parallel anti-terror force'". The Independent (London). http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article296897.ece. Retrieved 2010-05-03.  (URL accessed on January 22, 2007)