“Attacking those who wear a uniform is attacking the State“. The Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, says it loud and clear. Interviewed by Corriere della Sera, the head of the Viminale comments on the guerrilla warfare in Val di Susa carried out by the No Tav and warns everyone, starting with the parties: “The 2027 vote must not become a clash between two armies glaring at each other”.
“It is now clear to everyone that there is an international of violence and disorder that uses every issue to practice hooliganism and pure violence. There’s no point in beating around the bush. That’s why, beyond any other analysis, it would be highly appropriate for all forces that declare themselves democratic to distance themselves without hesitation or pretense.” An appeal, that of Piantedosi, which is primarily directed at the opposition, given that embarrassed silences, rhetorical formulas, and specious distinctions were not lacking among left-wing exponents over the weekend.
“The challenge posed by these violent individuals – the minister continued – is typically criminal: they take advantage of democratic freedoms to carry out actual acts of guerrilla warfare. That’s why they must be condemned without any indulgence.” Could they have been stopped? “Many of them we blocked and hundreds were identified – added Piantedosi -. Our police forces are commendable for how they deal with these circumstances with balance and professionalism, defending the targets attacked from time to time and containing the effects of the unrest. Now we must work so that what happened on Saturday in Val di Susa and this week in Bologna does not remain without consequences.”
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“In Bologna – the minister further emphasizes – a very painful tragedy occurred. Respect for the pain the families are experiencing also requires avoiding inappropriate instrumentalization. The judiciary has all the tools and elements to ascertain what happened.” “Precisely for this reason – he adds – a summary trial by the press, aimed, needless to say, at criminalizing the officers, must be avoided. The police forces in Italy demonstrate balance and professionalism every day, performing countless acts of generosity and not infrequently true heroism. It is irresponsible to fuel hatred against them.”
And referring to the mayor of Bologna, Matteo Lepore, for whom a bodyguard was arranged following social media threats he received, Piantedosi said that to him, “as to anyone else, goes my full solidarity. The prefecture of Bologna has now arranged protection for the mayor, which will be carried out by police personnel with great professionalism, as we have always maintained and he himself can confirm. Yet another activity that demonstrates the irreplaceable and fundamental role of our officers in ensuring the safety and freedom of people.”
