Authority can't be gauged by batons says Mattarella - Politics. President Sergio Mattarella spoke with Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi about allegedly excessive use of the truncheon against pro-Palestinian protesters in Florence and Pisa Friday.
"The President of the Republic reminded the Interior Minister, finding his agreement (on the subject), that the authoritativeness of the police forces cannot be measures by baton," said a note from the presidential Quirinale Palace.