(ANSA) - NAPLES, MARCH 19 - "We can no longer tolerate the safety of our colleagues being undermined in order to guarantee balance in prisons".
The prison police unions Si.NAPPe, UIL PA PP, USPP, FNS CISL, CNPP, and FP CGIL say "enough", after the second attack in a few days against the officers in the women's prison in Pozzuoli (Naples).
Yesterday, an Italian prisoner, for futile reasons, attempted to attack an educator and only thanks to the intervention of the Penitentiary was the worst avoided.
However, to restore calm, the policewomen suffered injuries and bruises for which medical treatment was required.
The prison was the scene, a few days ago, of another attack, again against an agent.
"We can no longer accept that these events still occur to the detriment of the representatives of the State, - underline the trade unionists, in a joint note - whose only fault is that of carrying out their institutional duties with professionalism and a spirit of sacrifice. The time has come to counter the decision these intolerable acts of violence to the detriment of the prison policemen with exemplary penalties and sanctions, also from a disciplinary point of view, in order to prevent and nip in the bud these worrying phenomena which have been repeating themselves with alarming frequency in recent times".
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