The Panel of the​ Grand Chamber decided on 28 April 2025 that the following case be referred to the Grand Chamber: Grande Oriente d’Italia v. Italy, no. 29550/17.

The case concerns the search of an Italian Masonic association’s premises (a Masonic lodge) ordered by a parliamentary commission of inquiry and the seizure of a large number of paper and digital documents, including a list with the names and personal data of more than 6,000 of the association’s members. The search was ordered in the context of an investigation into the relationship between the Mafia and Freemasonry and the potential Mafia infiltration of masonic lodges.

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