(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 11 - Rome prosecutors have opened two
probes into the violence that broke out during Saturday's
protest against the Green Pass vaccine passport in the capital,
sources have said.
On Monday Premier Mario Draghi visited the headquarters of the
CGIL trade union, which were ransacked during the rioting.
The first investigation regards six of the 12 people arrested in
relation to the violence and who are suspected of being the
ringleaders.
These include Forza Nuova (FN) leader Roberto Fiore, another
senior member of the far-right group, Giuliano Castellino, and
Luigi Aronica, a former member of the NAR right-wing terrorist
group.
They are suspected of instigation to commit a crime, devastation
and looting.
The other probe regards the other six arrested people, who could
face charges that include resisting arrest, injuring a public
official and aggravated bodily harm.
The centre-left Democratic Party, meanwhile, on Monday presented
a motion in parliament calling on the government to dissolve
Forza Nuova and other parties inspired by Fascism.
After the demonstration a group of around 30 protestors raided
the emergency room of Rome's Umberto I hospital, where one of
the participants had been taken.
Four people were injured, two police officers and two health
workers, including a nurse who was hit with a bottle in the
head, said Lazio Health Chief Alessio D'Amato.
Police have identified around 600 people who took part in the
violent protests after studying video footage.
Dozens of officers were hurt.
Forza Nuova, however, remained unapologetic after the rioting.
"The popular revolution will not stop its path, with or without
us, until the Green Pass if definitively withdrawn," a statement
read.
"Saturday was a watershed between the old and the new.
"The people decided to raise the level of the clash".
The Green Pass, which shows that a person is vaccinated for
COVID-19, has recovered from it or has tested negative in the
last few days, will be obligatory for all Italian workplaces as
of Friday. (ANSA).
Two probes opened into Green Pass-protest riot
Draghi visits ransacked HQ of trade union CGIL