Rome, 24 July (LaPresse) – “This has become a matter of state, where the government has decided that Fakir had to die this way, and that’s fine.” This is the accusation levelled by Fabio Anselmo, the lawyer representing the family of Abderrahim Fakir, who has once again attacked the government over statements made by its representatives regarding the investigation launched by the Bologna Public Prosecutor’s Office to shed light on the death of the 30-year-old during a police operation. According to the criminal lawyer, the public statements by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Ministers Matteo Salvini and Matteo Piantedosi constitute a serious interference in the work of the judiciary. Anselmo points the finger in particular at the words of the Minister of the Interior, who expressed confidence in the conduct of the officers involved. “I read that, in addition to the statements by Minister Salvini and Prime Minister Meloni, following the visits to the Bologna police headquarters – where the investigation has been entrusted – none other than Minister Piantedosi says he is certain that the officers acted with the utmost care, appropriateness and prudence,” says the lawyer. He then added: “Perhaps Minister Piantedosi should attend the police academy in Pescara, where for twenty years they have been teaching how that manoeuvre should be carried out – and how it should not be carried out – because it is very dangerous.”
Fakir’s death: family’s lawyer: “The state decided he had to die”
Rome, 24 July (LaPresse) – “This has become a matter of state, where the government has decided that Fakir had to die this way, and that’s fine.” This is the accusation levelled by Fabio Anselmo, the lawyer representing the family of Abderrahim Fakir, who has once again attacked the government over statements made by its representatives regarding the investigation launched by the Bologna Public Prosecutor’s Office to shed light on the death of the 30-year-old during a police operation. According to the criminal lawyer, the public statements by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Ministers Matteo Salvini and Matteo Piantedosi constitute a serious interference in the work of the judiciary. Anselmo points the finger in particular at the words of the Minister of the Interior, who expressed confidence in the conduct of the officers involved. “I read that, in addition to the statements by Minister Salvini and Prime Minister Meloni, following the visits to the Bologna police headquarters – where the investigation has been entrusted – none other than Minister Piantedosi says he is certain that the officers acted with the utmost care, appropriateness and prudence,” says the lawyer. He then added: “Perhaps Minister Piantedosi should attend the police academy in Pescara, where for twenty years they have been teaching how that manoeuvre should be carried out – and how it should not be carried out – because it is very dangerous.”
