"Allow me to underline the right of members of the police force not to suffer summary trials. They are workers who deserve the utmost respect! The management of public order is a daily commitment, delicate and not without risks, carried out with the utmost dedication by women and men in split".
Thus the Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, in his briefing to the Chamber.
"I firmly reject - he adds - any attempt to involve, in political controversies, the work of the police forces, safeguards of the democratic institutions which are entrusted with the fundamental and essential task of guaranteeing everyone, in an impartial manner, the exercise of the right of assembly and demonstration of thought, in complete safety for the demonstrators themselves, the police officers, the citizens and the places concerned".
The vision of the images of the clashes in Pisa, circulated in the media, continues the minister, "disturbed me too. We are open to any analysis and self-criticism when, even a single demonstration or a single moment of a single demonstration, among the thousands that take place every year , requires an in-depth study. We all hope that public demonstrations take place peacefully and without incidents and when physical contact with minors comes to pass it is still a defeat and it is even more necessary to carry out every verification with punctuality, objectivity and transparency".
Piantedosi then underlines that for the demonstration in Pisadi last Friday, "in total violation of the law, no notice had been given to the police headquarters" and that the alleviation charge by the Police was made "to guarantee the safety of the police operators, compressed against the vehicle placed behind them".
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