Rome, Piantedosi: “On Saturday at the march parties should distance themselves from violent individuals”

Rome, Mar. 25 (LaPresse) – “On the occasion of the demonstration announced for next Saturday, I trust that all political forces will unite in defense of democratic institutions and clearly distance themselves from anyone who intends to engage in violent behavior and actions.” Thus the Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, during question time in the Chamber. “What happened a few days ago in the Parco degli Acquedotti in Rome could be a sign of a planned escalation, of a strategy aimed at striking institutions, destabilizing the civil fabric, recruiting new adherents to anti-system, anti-Atlantic, anti-Zionist hatred. We are not facing isolated episodes. We are facing a challenge to the rule of law and the democratic institutions of this country, as the questioner himself points out. As early as last February, in this chamber, on the occasion of the briefing on the clashes following the eviction of Askatasuna in Turin, I had issued a precise warning: violent anarchist-antagonism is not political folklore, it is a concrete and structured threat. Today that warning has become reality,” he added. “The picture outlined by Intelligence is becoming increasingly clear: we are facing multiple factors of radicalization, ranging from opposition to legislative measures on security, to international events, culminating in incitement to direct violent action. We have seen it, most recently, with acts of sabotage on the railway network during the Milan-Cortina Olympics. A cross-cutting hostility that unites different worlds of professional protest in a single, dangerous subversive convergence,” the minister concluded.