Yesterday, an ordinary Friday, there was another student strike day called “Day Without Meloni”, which was nothing more than an excuse for the suspects to clash with agents under the Palestinian flag. The demonstrations ended with a failed attempt in Turin to attack Porta Nuova station, where some troublemakers still managed to block the lines after the clashes. “Melons are hanging,” we read on the train. A major event took place precisely in the capital of Piedmont, where a group of antagonists forced a security cordon, attacked officers and violently occupied the headquarters of the metropolis, opened fire extinguishers and threw them on uniforms along with manholes: 8 police officers were injured and 2 demonstrators were identified. In Rome, collectives threw red paint and eggs and a sign with the face of Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara was burned. In Genoa, as denounced by Matteo Salvini, “Fourth Reich” posters were put up with images of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Giorgia Meloni and the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport himself: “This is the (disgusting) level of those who criticize us. Their hatred and lies will not stop us”. In Bologna demonstrators attempted to reach the Fair, where ANCI meetings with local representatives and ministers were taking place. The procession was blocked at the via San Donato bridge, where a cordon of police managed to thwart an attempt to break through with mitigating charges. “Come here without batons and I will kill you,” one protester shouted at a policeman. But many insults were directed at the officers: “You are an annoying waiter”, “Defend the fascists”, “Let us pass, you are a waiter”. After a few minutes the procession withdrew to the university. Also yesterday, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi wanted to try again to review what happened in Udine on October 14 for the match between Italy and Israel. Amnesty International said it had “raised its concerns regarding human rights to Udine Police Headquarters” and condemned police abuses.
The head of the Ministry of Interior responded to international organizations pointing fingers at the National Police, stating that he found it “sad to distort the truth in this way, considering that there are troublemakers who, despite sporting events and their support for the Palestinian cause, always take advantage of opportunities to commit violence”. Regarding Amnesty, Piantedosi underlined that “in a democracy everyone is free to say what they want but everyone has seen it”.
