In Verona, protest for Moussa Diarra, a white silhouette on the asphalt

A silhouette traced on the ground in front of the spot where Moussa Diarra died: it was drawn by the militants of the "Truth and Justice Committee for Moussa Diarra" and the representatives of the Malian community in Italy, who this morning in Verona held a sit-in in front of the Porta Nuova station where on 20 October 2024 the 26-year-old migrant who arrived from Mali was killed by a gunshot fired by a Polfer officer.

Last Tuesday, on the occasion of the second anniversary of the tragedy, another demonstration was held. The policeman - investigated for excessive self-defense and together with a colleague for misdirection - has always maintained that he defended himself from an attack by the young man, armed with a knife, but Moussa's family and friends instead support the theory of murder.

"Two years have passed - said Eleonora Puglisi, of the Committee - and after a series of protests and mobilizations, judge Livia Magri rejected the request for dismissal, requesting the evidentiary hearing set for November 19th.

Thus - he continued - the investigations were reopened to clarify what the Prosecutor's Office had not brought to light, the probable manipulation of the video from the cameras and to understand what happened to the footage which was never viewed, to understand the video taken by the police before the emergency services were called and in which a knife is placed in the hands of the dying Moussa. We don't say it, but the judge said it. So - he concluded - this confirms to us that in these two years we have done the right thing in asking for the truth in the courtrooms and in the streets".