23 March 2008

G8: identify the political masterminds

We of the Italia dei Valori party firmly believe that a number of legal violations occurred on the day of the G8 meeting, each one worse than the next. The first was that of the rioters that, having mingled amongst the legitimate demonstrators and being armed with helmets other weapons of the trade, proceeded to attack the police, businessmen and unarmed citizens. The magistrature is busy clearing up that matter, having already requested that certain individuals be committed for trial, and asking for certain penalties.
Then there was yet another case, namely that of Bolzaneto and Diaz. What occurred were certain behaviours displayed by a number of police officers that proceeded to assault a number of citizens, not for the purposes of legitimate defence, but for the purposes of reprisal, citizens who were not, or who were no longer in any position to commit any offence. This offence is even more serious because it was not committed by just any normal citizen, but by a citizen in uniform and that is precisely for this reason that the magistrature is taking action. As the Italia dei Valori party, we believe that the task of ascertaining the existence of any criminal liability must be left to the magistrature.
However, this matter begs another question. Did these members of the police force that resorted to using violence do so in a moment of sudden madness, or did they do so because they had been stirred up, incited or indoctrinated by a certain political class that wanted to show their iron fist by resorting to the use of posthumous repression? In this regard, precisely who was that person, belonging to the political order in government at that time, that remained inside the barracks while issuing the applicable orders? I believe that it is our duty to instigate a political investigation in the interests of loyalty, clarity and the truth.

Posted by Antonio Di Pietro in Justice