Since March 14, police will be tasked in 18 cities

(ANSA) - ROME, MARCH 10 - "The use, starting from March 14, of the electric impulse weapon by the operators of the State Police, the Carabinieri and the Finance Police, in eighteen Italian cities, constitutes an important step to reduce the risks for the safety of the personnel involved in the prevention and control activities of the territory ".

This was stated by the Minister of the Interior, Luciana Lamorgese, underlining how "thanks to the adoption of the device, the police forces will be able to manage critical and dangerous situations more effectively and safely".

    "The operation of the new tool - added the owner of the Interior Ministry - follows a specific period of experimentation and a training cycle for operators able to guarantee that its use takes place in compliance with the safety conditions, taking into account the subjects involved and the environmental context".

   The 4,482 electric impulse weapons will be used, starting from next March 14, by the crews of the State Police, the Carabinieri and the Guardia di Finanza destined for general prevention and emergency intervention services in the 14 metropolitan cities and in the provincial capitals of Caserta , Brindisi, Reggio Emilia and Padua, according to a specific schedule which will end at the end of March.

As regards the extension of the service to the departments of the remaining areas of the national territory and of specialties, operations will gradually start up starting from the month of May.

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