With the cry of “freedom” and chanting against the Prime Minister Mario Draghi, the participants in the protest at Varco 4 of the port of Trieste left the area, while the police advanced. Some demonstrators have been identified by the police: their position has not been precisely examined or decided whether to challenge their crimes. The police said that “an agent of the mobile department on duty was injured”.
Puzzer: “Let’s see if they charge us in Piazza Unità” – At the head of the procession, having entered Piazza Unità d’Italia, there is the outgoing spokesperson of the Trieste Port Workers Coordination Stefano Puzzer, who declared: “Let’s see if they have the courage to charge us also in Piazza Unità d’Italia”. Meanwhile, traffic along the banks was blocked by the police as the demonstrators passed. In the square there are passers-by and tourists and also some principals of agents.
The line of the unions – The appeal of the trade unions CGIL, CISL and UIL, launched to the employees of the port of Trieste had been “Liberate the port”, legitimate demonstrations of dissent “must be guaranteed, but they cannot prevent a port and a city from continuing to generate income and prospects for the future “.
The arrival of the police at Gate 4 – The police had arrived at the first light of dawn at the garrison in front of Gate 4 of the port, where the demonstrators were sitting along the road chanting their protest slogans. The policemen got out of the vehicles in riot gear, inviting them to disperse “in the name of the law”. Then fire hydrants were fired and tear gas was fired.
A cordon of workers between PS and manifestanti – The port workers, recognizable by their yellow overalls, had subsequently formed a cordon between the police and no Green pass to avoid contacts between the police and the demonstrators and therefore also guarantee the safety of all.
Salvini and Meloni: fire hydrants on peaceful workers, what does the Interior Ministry do? – Matteo Salvini commented on the events in Trieste as follows: “Last week a handful of neo-fascists were allowed to upset Rome, today fire hydrants are used against peaceful workers and citizens in Trieste. But how do they think at the Interior Ministry?”. Giorgia Meloni also criticizes: “Hydrants against workers who strike at the port of Trieste. The same government that has done nothing to stop an illegal rave”.
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