on june 16, 1894, the anarchist paolo lega tried to shoot crispi but the attempt failed. on june 24 an italian anarchist killed french president carnot. in this climate of increased the fear of anarchism, crispi was able to introduce a series of anti-anarchist laws in july 1894, which were also used against socialists. heavy penalties were announced for "incitement to class hatred" and police received extended powers of preventive arrest and deportation.