The incident occurred after a violent fight broke out in a nightclub. He was stopped by the police and had the loot and a few grams of hashish with him.
A 47-year-old MEP is under investigation for aggravated defamation. His lawyers have also asked him to write a letter of apology: "Dissent isn't repressed; we're not in the barracks."
Tonio Floris's car was burned. Mayor Massimo Caggiari said: "For years, there have been those who have been working to create a hostile climate in the town."
A trio of rulings forces the Environment Department to revive renewable energy plans that were rejected under the "suitable areas" law, which has never worked.