Sergio D'Elia (born 5 May 1952 in

Pontecorvo Pontecorvo is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, Italy. Its population is c. 13,200. History The village lies under Rocca Guglielma, a medieval fortification perched on an inaccessible spur. Its name derives from the ''p ...

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) is an Italian politician, activist and former left-wing terrorist, now a

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supporter and advocate of non-violence. Diego Galli, Michele Lembo, Elisabetta Zamparutti
''The real story of "terrorist" Sergio D'Elia'' (italian title: ''L'autentica storia del "terrorista" Sergio D'Elia''
/ref> D'Elia spent 12 years in prison for his affiliation to the terrorist organization Prima Linea; in 1986 he abandoned the armed struggle and Marxist ideology by adopting a left libertarian position, and soon joined the Radical Party (a

socially liberal Cultural liberalism is a social philosophy which expresses the social dimension of liberalism and advocates the freedom of individuals to choose whether to conform to cultural norms. In the words of Henry David Thoreau, it is often expressed a ...

and libertarian political organization). Then, he founded in

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(1993), with his first wife Mariateresa Di Lascia,

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and former

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(all politicians of Radical Party), the non-government group Hands Off Cain ("Nessuno tocchi Caino"), which fights against the death penalty and torture in the world. The great success of D'Elia and HOC was the

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(2007), proposed by

's government. He was an

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member from 2006 to 2008.Sergio D'Elia deputate's schedule
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External links

Hands Off Cain Official Website (English version)
{{DEFAULTSORT:D'Elia, Sergio 1952 births Living people People from Pontecorvo Radical Party (Italy) politicians Italian Radicals politicians Deputies of Legislature XV of Italy Politicians of Lazio Nonviolence advocates Years of Lead (Italy) Italian communists Terrorism in Italy Italian revolutionaries People convicted on terrorism charges Italian libertarians Anti–death penalty activists Italian activists Italian human rights activists