The case is open. The street clashes in recent days in Turin, Milan and Rome, with the harsh reaction of the police forces against the students protesting the death of Lorenzo Parelli, are the subject of the first political declaration not directly linked to the Quirinale by the secretary of the Democratic Party, after the election of Mattarella. “On the question of public order we ask that answers be given – said Enrico Letta, who spoke in the program Mezz’ora more on Rai Tre – it is a fairly serious matter”. He does not mention names, but it is clear that the addressee of Letta’s request is the Minister of the Interior Luciana Lamorgese.
Student-police clashes, tension in Turin
The Italian Left Secretary Nicola Fratoianni also condemned the response of the agents in anti-riot gear and asked for clarification on the events: “The state should stop beating up the students – said Fratoianni – Tomorrow we will deposit a parliamentary question to the government, so maybe the owner of the Interior Ministry will remember that she has to give explanations and apologies to many students, their families and more generally to citizens “, he added.
In the meantime, the students announce new processions: “What happened is very serious – they say from Turin – because they prohibited us from legitimately protesting the murder of one of our peers (Parelli, the 18-year-old who died in a factory in Udine while doing an internship, Ed). We will not accept and we will not remain silent in the face of all this “. This is why they will take to the streets again on Friday 4 February.
Rome, students in the square against alternation between school and work: paint and firecrackers on agents
Also ready to demonstrate the Milanese movement. “In the silence of politics, we protest in the face of such a serious fact. Let’s say that we are all Lorenzo and that the school must be changed, starting with stopping the school-work alternation. And in response they have charged us, everywhere, to Milan in Rome in Naples in Turin “, the Coordination of student collectives of Milan writes on Instagram.
The groups in Rome will continue to mobilize. And the “La Lupa” movement, to which the student Ismaele Calaciura Errante, injured in the clashes and who has already filed a complaint, has organized a national assembly for Saturday 5 February in Rome. “I’m better, I’ll take off the stitches the day after tomorrow”, explains Ismaele, who attends the Liceo Visconti. “Unfortunately there were more serious cases than mine at the parade in Turin, the students suffered even worse injuries. In any case, I filed a complaint the day after the incident.” The cry of the students therefore does not stop: “It is time for redemption, for Lorenzo and for all of us”.