Italy’s Meloni calls for ‘truth’ on arrest death, condemns clashes

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday called for a full investigation into the death of a man during an arrest in Bologna, while condemning anti-police protests that turned violent and left dozens of officers injured.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday called for a full investigation into the death of a man during an arrest in Bologna, while condemning anti-police protests that turned violent and left dozens of officers injured.

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Moroccan-born Abderrahim Fakir died on Sunday after police were called to the Pilastro neighborhood on the outskirts of the northern city to deal with a man who was behaving aggressively and damaging a vehicle.

“It is essential that any responsibilities be ascertained with the utmost rigor. The truth must be pursued thoroughly, without prejudice and without leniency toward anyone,” Meloni wrote on X.