The tycoon's “contact person” in Italy had been writing tweets for days in which he spoke of dark plots. Accusing “the buildings” of wanting to embarrass the Prime Minister and the entrepreneur. Then the investigation. And the suspicions
In Andrea Stroppa's X profile there is a photo that depicts him with Giorgia Meloni and Elon Musk. It was taken on December 16 in Atreju. And revisiting the photo of the hacker turned lobbyist who went from Matteo Renzi to Starlink as well as the statuses from the hours preceding the news of the investigation into Sogei involving him has a certain effect. Because for at least two days before his arrest, Stroppa had been talking about conspiracies. “Someone – even in the buildings – is trying to stop us. Meloni understands that this is the future. Anyone who tries to stop it should be ashamed. » While the investigation revealed that there was a project aimed at equipping the Italian army with technologies from the company SpaceX “for military purposes”. That is, Musk's aerospace company. For communications from the Council Presidency, Foreign Affairs and Defense.
Conspiracy and great powers
The tweet about those trying to embarrass Meloni di Stroppa dates back to October 13 at 3:40 p.m. When a follower asks him to name the former Anonymous Italia, he responds “if necessary, at the right time.” Immediately after, another wrote: “We are working to make Italy a partner of SpaceX. Make your voice heard! When the Gdf raid begins, it turns out that the IT expert is under investigation in Rome. And he says he looks forward to responding to the prosecutor's accusations. He reposts the self-quoting tweet about “someone” who is “trying to stop us” and adds: “One day I will write a book.” Followed by a laughing face. And comment The pressthis language made of allusions to strong powers and Meloni elevated as the victim of a conspiracy without mentioning names seems to precisely follow that of the Prime Minister.
The investigation and Stroppa
Plus: it's like Stroppa already knew he was under investigation. And he wanted to somehow anticipate it to try to defend himself. According to the prosecution, the one who put the computer scientist in touch is the one who, in the intercepted conversations, is called “Antonio della Difesa”, or Antonio Angelo Masala. A naval officer discovers the government's plan for Starlink. It was on August 29 when he participated in an evaluation meeting “of the project aimed at the use, first for military purposes and then for dual use, of the American company's satellite technologies.” He presents himself to Stroppa with a welcome gift: a confidential document written on the sidelines of the meeting which reports on the executive's requests. And that should make it easier for Musk's company to satisfy them. A document which according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not “confidential”, even if it speaks of strategic areas such as the Mediterranean. This is an internal document only.
The Legion of Claude Néron
Stroppa, who on X chose the name Legion of Claudius Nero in homage to a Roman general from 200 BC, is at Palazzo Chigi when Musk meets Meloni. And he also makes an appearance in New York on the day the Tesla owner receives Giorgia's Global Citizen Award. It is for this reason, explains La Stampa, that the Prime Minister asked the undersecretary in charge of the secret services, Alfredo Mantovano, to take care of this matter. And that triggered the first checks on Stroppa. Who had the list of embassies and consulates to connect to via Starlink. While the government was toying with the project of making up for the Pnrr delays on the ultra-fast network, which cost six billion euros. And that Alessio Butti, undersecretary of the Prime Minister, announced in an interview with Sunday 24 hours.
The project and the investigation
“The Italy 1 Giga plan is a key part of our commitment to the recovery and resilience plan,” Butti said. “And we are aware of the importance of achieving the target set for 2026.” The integration of Starlink “to complement existing” and future fiber infrastructures, created by Open Fiber and Tim-Fibercop, is much more likely. Even if the obstacles are numerous. One of them concerns doubts about the provision of citizen data to an individual.
