Delfo Zorzi
{{Short description|Italian-born Japanese neo-fascist}}
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Delfo Zorzi (born 3 July 1947), presently known as {{nihongo|Roi Hagen|波元路伊}}, is an Italian-born Japanese neo-fascist.
Biography
Roi Zorzi was born in Arzignano, near Vicenza, Italy, on July 3, 1947. In 1968 he moved to Naples to study Asian languages, later graduating with a PhD. In 1974 he moved to Japan and in 1989 he took Japanese citizenship with his present name, Roi Hagen.{{cite web |last=Giuliani |first=Gaia |date=2006-12-12 |url=http://www.repubblica.it/2006/12/sezioni/cronaca/zorzi-proteste-anniversario/zorzi-proteste-anniversario/zorzi-proteste-anniversario.html |title=Marketing di protesta contro Roi Zorzi per non dimenticare piazza Fontana |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}
In September 2005 an article by the magazine L'Espresso accused Zorzi of dealing furs in Italy via a series of firms under an assumed alias.{{Cite web |last=Gilioli |first=Alessandro |url=http://espresso.repubblica.it/dettaglio-archivio/1104867%26m2s%3Da |title=Roi Zorzi Connection |website=L'Espresso |access-date=2019-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070305121739/http://espresso.repubblica.it/dettaglio-archivio/1104867%26m2s%3Da |archive-date=2007-03-05 |url-status=dead |language=it}} In 2014, the supreme Court of Cassation also acquitted Zorzi from the accusation.{{cite web |date=2014-02-21 |url=http://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2014/02/21/news/piazza_della_loggia_processo_da_rifare_dopo_40_anni_zorzi_assolto_a_titolo_definitivo-79262818/ |title=Piazza della Loggia, processo da rifare dopo quarant'anni. Zorzi assolto a titolo definitivo |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}
Zorzi is the financial director behind several fashion stores (i.e luxury bags, furs, leather) in Europe, including some in Sweden.{{Cite web |url=https://www.svtplay.se/video/32815039/uppdrag-granskning/uppdrag-granskning-avsnitt-26?info=visa |access-date=2021-10-26 |title=Uppdrag granskning: Terrorgruppen och klädbutiken |language=sv}} In October 2021, his name was mentioned in the Pandora Papers. Accused of tax evasion to the tune of 75 million euros to the tax authorities, he had bought a luxury home using the services of a shell company.{{Cite web |last=Mion |first=Carlo |url=https://nuovavenezia.gelocal.it/venezia/cronaca/2021/10/05/news/nei-pandora-papers-c-e-anche-il-nome-del-mestrino-delfo-zorzi-ex-di-ordine-nuovo-1.40776302|title=Nei "Pandora Papers" c'è anche il nome del mestrino Roi Zorzi ex di Ordine Nuovo|date=5 October 2021 |website=La Nuova Venezia |language=it |url-access=subscription}}
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