Pisa demonstrators refused mediation says Piantedosi - Politics. Pro-Palestinian student demonstrators in Pisa who were baton-charged in allegedly heavy handed policing Friday had refused mediation, Interior Minister Matteo Piantingosi reportedly told cabinet Monday.
They allegedly gave no notice of the type of demo it would be and did not respond to police efforts to contact them, he said. President Sergio Mattarella has reprimanded police over the clashes, which left five students in hospital. The opposition has condemned the allegedly excessive use of the truncheon.