Interior minister blasts Bologna mayor for calling demo over Moroccan's death
Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi on Friday attacked Bologna's centre-left Mayor Matteo Lepore for organizing a demonstration on Monday calling for the truth about the case of Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old Moroccan man who died while being restrained by police in the city on Sunday. While that demonstration passed off peacefully, protests in other parts of the city turned into a riot, with 64 police officers injured and massive damage caused. "At the very least, the rally was called without the proper consideration," Piantedosi told La7 television.
- ▪Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi on Friday attacked Bologna's centre-left Mayor Matteo Lepore for organizing a demonstration on Monday calling for the truth about the case of Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old Moroccan man who died while be
- ▪While that demonstration passed off peacefully, protests in other parts of the city turned into a riot, with 64 police officers injured and massive damage caused.
- ▪"At the very least, the rally was called without the proper consideration," Piantedosi told La7 television.
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Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi on Friday attacked Bologna's centre-left Mayor Matteo Lepore for organizing a demonstration on Monday calling for the truth about the case of Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old Moroccan man who died while being restrained by police in the city on Sunday. While that demonstration passed off peacefully, protests in other parts of the city turned into a riot, with 64 police officers injured and massive damage caused. "At the very least, the rally was called without the proper consideration," Piantedosi told La7 television. "It is serious that a mayor calls for a rally and underestimates what could happen.
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