15 People, suspected of involvement in the "Anonymous" hacktivism movement which has launched a series of internet attacks, were arrested earlier this week following raids in Italy and Switzerland.
The Anonymous "press release" of July 5, 2011
“A few hours ago, the Italian police announced complaints, arrests and raids against a number of members of Italian Anonymous.
The media has spread the news that the entire Italian network of Anonymous has been dismantled and the “leader’s” of Italian Anonymous was arrested.
They have been arrested while peacefully protesting for there and your rights.
Our protest will continue louder than ever.
The Italian Anonymous have not fallen because of this cowardly attempt to dismantle them and announce consequences for there actions taken by the police, to demonstrate that anonymous is present and fights on, like it did in the past and will in the future, for the freedom of the internet.
Italy Anonymous calls all citizens of the internet and the international Anonymous: We need you! Let them have it, stronger than ever.”