Editing OVRA (section)

== Origin ==
In the aftermath of the attempted assassination of Mussolini by the young [[Anteo Zamboni]], in Bologna on 31 October 1926, a swath of repressive legislation was swiftly enacted by the Italian government. All political parties, associations, and organizations opposed to [[Fascist Italy]] were dissolved, and everybody who was proven to have "committed or expressed intention to commit actions directed to violently subvert the social, economic or national order or undermine national security or to oppose or obstruct the actions of the government" could be sent into [[exile]] in remote locations by the police.<ref>L. Salvatorelli, G. Mira, Storia d'Italia nel periodo fascista (1956), p. 580</ref>

On 25 November 1926, the new ''Legge di Difesa dello Stato'' (State Defense Law) instituted a ''Tribunale Speciale'' (Special Court) to try those who were accused of being "enemies of the state", and sentence them to harsh prison terms or even to death, as the [[death penalty]] had also been restored under the new law. Priority was given to the reorganization of the National Police Force, known as ''Pubblica Sicurezza'' (PS), under career police officer [[Arturo Bocchini]]. The new Code of Laws concerning Public Security (''Testo Unico delle Leggi di Pubblica Sicurezza'', TULPS) enacted in 1926 and revised in 1931, specified a "Department of Political Police" as a special division of the force with the aim of controlling and preventing political dissent. Later, this division came to be known as OVRA, although its existence remained secret until December 1930 when the official press agency [[Agenzia Stefani]] released a statement quoting the OVRA as a "special section" of the police force.