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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
ROME, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — Italian authorities on Thursday approved a package of strict security measures, including provisions for the temporary preventive detention of people suspected of plotting violent actions during demonstrations.
The document was urgently prepared by Prime Minister Giorgi Meloni's cabinet following clashes between police and protesters in Turin last Saturday. More than 100 police officers were injured in the unrest.
The clashes erupted during a mass demonstration against the closure of a social center that authorities say was “illegally occupied” by left-wing activists for nearly 30 years and evicted last December.
According to the new decree, police have the right to preemptively detain individuals who repeatedly violate public order for up to 12 hours if they are suspected of plotting mass riots or other violent actions aimed at disrupting public events.
The document also provides for a ban on the sale of knives to minors, the introduction of fines of up to 1,000 euros (approximately $1,180) for parents whose children are found in possession of bladed weapons, and additional measures to combat youth street gangs.
The package of measures was approved after Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi addressed both houses of parliament. The official reported that during the unrest, a 29-year-old police officer was surrounded and beaten by masked protesters, including with a hammer.
J. Meloni described the incident as "attempted murder," and Italian President Sergio Mattarella expressed solidarity with the police officers injured during the clashes. –0–
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