Meloni has 'total confidence in police' - press office

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 10 - Premier Giorgia Meloni's press office on Tuesday denied a report claiming new security measures have been implemented at Palazzo Chigi, the prime minister's office.
    An article published by Turin daily La Stampa according to which "security on the first floor of Palazzo Chigi has been entrusted to members of the security detail" of the premier instead of the police is "without foundation", said the head of Meloni's press office Fabrizio Alfano, speaking to reporters at Palazzo Chigi.
    "Nothing has changed", he said.
    Alfano added that she has "full and total confidence" in the police.
    "Police remains on the first floor.
    "Security measures haven't changed", he said.
    The headline of the article published by La Stampa said: "Meloni fears plots and news leaks, police sent away from Palazzo Chigi office".
    Alfano said the only change that could have led to the report is "the fact that the premier has told the director of Palazzo Chigi's inspectorate to reconsider the presence of a police officer exclusively deployed to accompany (people) in the elevator". (ANSA).