Italy’s Meloni to Boost Police Arrest Powers in Response to Weekend Riots
Ministers also plan to send 500 soldiers to the city after weekend violence and looting, as most people arrested were under 18.
- On Tuesday, Italian ministers approved emergency measures to deploy 500 soldiers to Milan and extend pre-emptive detention to teenagers following weekend unrest.
- Violent clashes erupted in Milan's Piazza del Duomo over the weekend as protesters looted shops following demonstrations against the rising cost of living and inflation.
- Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini authorized law enforcers to detain youths aged 14 to 17 for 12 hours, citing threats on TikTok where people planned to "raid stores in Como on Saturday."
- President Sergio Mattarella called for "intelligent and in-depth analysis" of the violence, while Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala cautioned it "cant just be a question of repression."
- Italy faces growing wealth concentration, with the top 10% of households holding 60% of net wealth, as prison populations increased by more than 17% over four years.
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Italy's Meloni to boost police arrest powers in response to weekend riots
The Italian government will approve the deployment of 500 soldiers with police powers in Milan after the weekend's unrest. The measure is part of a package prepared by Prime Minister Giorgi Meloni's office in response to attacks on shops and clashes with police, ANSA reported. The tension began on Saturday with a demonstration against the crisis linked to the high cost of living. On Sunday, groups of young people broke into shops and supermarket…
Rome, 20 Oct (Latin Press) The Council of Ministers of Italy plans today to examine a security decree to strengthen the preventive powers of police forces and respond to disturbances such as the recent ones in Milan and other cities of the country. The post Italian government by security decree after recent riots first appeared on News Prensa Latina.
Italy, by decision of the Minister of Defense, is sending 500 soldiers to Milan to suppress the riots. Alpha's Rome correspondent Theodoros Andreadis-Syngelakis informs us. The article Italy: They are sending troops to Milan was originally published on AlphaTV.
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