According to press reports, nearly half a million people gathered in Turin. Left-wing groups, student associations and pro-Palestinian demonstrators also joined the demonstration.
As in previous movements, the marches turned into hatred and violence.
The protesters marched with an effigy of Matteo Salvini, the minister responsible for infrastructure, which was later burned. The portraits of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Defense Minister Guido Crosetto were also covered in flames.
They shouted “fire with them, let them perish”. They demanded the resignation of several members of the government.
At several points, the protesters tried to break through the police line, hit and kicked the law enforcement officers with flagpoles. The uniformed officers restrained the disobedient protesters with rubber batons.
The press also reports that on Friday morning, pro-Palestinian protesters paralyzed rail traffic at the Turin railway station.
Two tracks were also occupied by the members of the student associations, who later clashed with the police at the entrance to the station.
After that, they headed towards the city center, where they again attacked the police standing in line.
The rioters doused him with red paint, threw eggs, stones and tear gas at officials.
Maurizio Landini, the president of the largest Italian trade union, said that “they turn the country upside down like a glove”.
According to the members of the government, it is irresponsible for the leaders of the trade unions to encourage the protesters to engage in social disobedience and rebellion and to incite hatred. Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini emphasized that everyone has the right to demonstrate, but street violence is unacceptable. He also said that since the formation of the center-right government, there have been 949 demonstrations in Italy, 38 per month.
The cabinet cannot be accused of silencing the citizens. Those who exceed the permitted limit must pay. Criminals belong in prisons, not at demonstrations.
The president of Hajrá Italy, Antonio Tajani, also condemned the riots. In his opinion, Landini used “extreme language”. Unions should talk about workers’ rights, not threaten social rebellion.
Tajani called on the head of the labor organization to be guided by common sense, to use a voice that promotes the solution of problems and not to incite the crowd against the government.
Cover photo: Matteo Salvini (Photo: AFP)
Source: magyarnemzet.hu
