Police surrounded by the crowd who want to protect the pushers

Bologna, 11 October 2024 – Police surrounded and about fifty people while they were trying to to control two North Africans suspected of dealing drugs through Mascarella. The news about the real episode was given by Amedeo Landino, secretary of the Siulp police union: “It is with disgust and concern that we learn about the incident. an insult and of theaggression we suffered yesterday afternoon with our colleagues in university area. These events are absolutely to be condemned without any hiccups or hiccups. The police involved were just doing their job, involved in the pursuit of two subjects who were suspected of dealing drugs.”

According to what was reconstructed, the patrol from the Due Torri San Francesco police station had intervened to verify the drug handling report, which had reached 113, and which was. two Tunisian youths blocked. When the patrons of some bars they saw the sight, they arose, and went to him ‘protect’ the pushers, around the representativeswhich required a call for reinforcements. In that chaos, one of the two suspects took a kicks and punches an agent

“It is unacceptable that while police officers are trying to maintain community safety and stop criminal activity, they find themselves having to deal with similar behavior they undermine the authority and action of the police – continues Landino -. We express our full solidarity and the closeness of the teams involved in the accident. It is vital that the law can operate in an environment of respect and cooperation and we will work to ensure that such incidents are not tolerated.”

A story that remembers what happened about ten years ago Piazza Verdiwhen that was a team from the Travel Department surrounded and attacked with representatives from social institutions. “We welcome the order of the last few days by the chief executive Attilio Visconti and ask that the step be extended in other areas – says the trade union Siulp -. Unfortunately, however, despite the good intentions reported on paper, the the main point of the staff of police personnel, already in Bologna historically enoughfor actual use and to ensure that orders and measures are respected. With the admirable comments and suggestions mentioned, which were subsequently reported in formal documents, we are waiting for strong feedback on the organic increase”.