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Writer/activist Erri De Luca goes on trial in Turin over comments about project that has become flashpoint for environmentalists.One of Italy’s most acclaimed writers is facing up to five years in prison for “incitement” after he called for the sabotage of a controversial high-speed rail line between Italy and France that has become a flashpoint for environmentalists and opponents of globalisation.The trial against Erri De Luca, which begins on Wednesday in Turin, marks a high-profile development in the 20-year battle over the line, which has faced years of delay because of massive – and sometimes violent – protests.
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