Tomorrow there will be the provincial committee on public order and safety in Milan, "the prefect told me that Minister Piantedosi should also come". The mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, said this on the sidelines of the commemoration of the massacre of the little martyrs of Gorla, commenting on the fact that more law enforcement officers will arrive in the city. "Let's discuss it because the topic is certainly delicate - he added - I believe, as many are saying, that it cannot just be a problem of repression. Absolutely not".
"I am worried about the fact that this situation, which also arises from a malaise that all of us cannot fail to see, only focuses on violence, on the repression of violence" added Sala, still speaking of last weekend's riots in which the protagonists were, for the most part, minors.
According to Sala, "politics must also wisely address the causes and origins" of the malaise, "without do-goodism, without indulgences but with a critical spirit". “First of all with respect to our work, we must do more,” he concluded.
Tomorrow at 6pm in Piazza della Scala in front of the headquarters of the Municipality of Milan there will be a demonstration promoted by the CGIL entitled 'Milan does not want violence' after the riots that occurred last weekend. Mayor Giuseppe Sala will also be in the square.
"Yes there are certainly - said Sala on the sidelines of the commemoration of the massacre of the little martyrs of Gorla -. Regarding what happened last weekend I believe it is a much broader phenomenon, obviously the reference is Paris, big cities are like that, they grow and harbor social tensions which however must be managed". "Over the weekend we saw the abandoned shops. I took a tour yesterday and beyond the material damage - Sala explained -. The thing that impressed me most was also the fear of the kids who work there. In short, it is clear that we must not put them in a position to suffer this violence".
There will also be Mario Calabresi, mayoral candidate for the possible centre-left primaries for the mayor of Milan. The demonstration was promoted by the CGIL and the Democratic Party also joined, along with many other entities. "Tomorrow I will participate in the demonstration and I believe that it is important to give a signal that the city is united - he said on the sidelines of the commemoration of the massacre of the little martyrs of Gorla -. I believe that at this moment the most important thing is to give the signal that the city is united in condemning violence and in finding its normality".
"There are no justifications for what happened and then we need to understand the reasons why these events happen and try to cure them - continued the journalist -. However, I believe that this is the time for unity in Milan and I am a little surprised by those who use what happened to make political controversy. I am happy that tomorrow there will also be an initiative by all the forces of the centre-left in the square together with the mayor, to reiterate the importance of a peaceful and safe city".
At 5.30 pm the Council of Ministers is scheduled to launch a decree which should include some measures already contained in the security bill approved by the Council of Ministers in July and now being examined by the Senate.
Among these, the extension of preventive detention to minors and with a duration beyond 12 hours, the deferred arrest for those responsible for causing damage to groups and the ban on aggregation for people deemed dangerous for public order. Alongside this, the aim would be to strengthen the Safe Roads operation.
Clashes in Milan, 10 urban Daspos after yesterday's checks
There are about ten urban Daspo (Dacur) issued by the Police Headquarters against young people checked yesterday in Piazza Duomo and the surrounding area after the clashes on Saturday and Sunday in Milan. These are kids with criminal records or misrepresentations or in possession of potentially dangerous objects such as knives or others. In the meantime, Digos investigations continue to reconstruct the two days of violence and ascertain the responsibilities among the approximately 500 protagonists of the incidents. Some were arrested immediately. The ten reached by Dacur will not be able to enter Milan or some areas of the city for various periods of time.
