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Undercover Officer Accused of Inciting Firebomb Plot

2/4/2026

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Carlo Soracchi, an undercover officer who infiltrated leftwing groups (2000–2006), is accused by three anti-fascist activists of urging a firebomb at a far-right shop during a spycops inquiry.
Activist Joe Batty testified that Soracchi suggested the attack at a New Year’s Eve party and again while driving past.
Soracchi countered that activist Dan Gillman proposed the firebombing, which Gillman denied.

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Story summary

Carlo Soracchi, an undercover officer who infiltrated leftwing groups (2000–2006), is accused by three anti-fascist activists of urging a firebomb at a far-right shop during a spycops inquiry.
Activist Joe Batty testified that Soracchi suggested the attack at a New Year’s Eve party and again while driving past.
Soracchi countered that activist Dan Gillman proposed the firebombing, which Gillman denied.