Undersecretary to the Prime Minister Alfredo Mantovano is chairing technical government meetings at Palazzo Chigi to take stock of the security decree on the agenda of the Council of Ministers scheduled for 5.30pm.
The heads of cabinet of the ministries concerned and the heads of the legislative offices, including that of the Presidency of the Council directed by Francesca Quadri, also participate in the meeting. The objective is to untie the knots concerning some measures, including that relating to the role of the military and the possibility that they may have judicial police functions.
Among the measures under discussion are the extension of preventive detention to minors and with a duration exceeding 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.
The Provincial Committee for Public Order and Security will meet tomorrow morning at 11 in Milan, after the weekend's clashes, and in view of the upcoming demonstrations announced. The meeting was convened by the prefect, Claudio Sgaraglia. The Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, will also be present.
The convocation of the meeting was anticipated by the mayor Giuseppe Sala, 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".
"Involving, welcoming, giving tools, hope, perspective, work and future" to young people "is the other side of the coin compared to prevention and repression which alone are not enough", said the deputy prime minister and minister for Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini from the stage of the laying of the foundation stone of the new campus of the Milan conservatory.
"As a Milanese minister I am thrilled by what we are able to bring forward, 1700 young people who will sleep in the former Olympic village tonight - he underlined - here too a difficult bet to win and 1100 policemen who will sleep in the former Montello barracks, freeing up space for the Catholic University. I am thinking of the former gasometers in another suburb to the north - he added -, Milan will take it, there they will find space and study for 20 thousand students". "It is exceptional how over the years Milan has managed to run and not stop", he concluded.
