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Mattarella astonished by ECRI on police 'racism'

President telephones Pisani, esteem, closeness to police forces

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 22 - Sergio Mattarella's office said Tuesday the Italian president was "astonished" at the Council of Europe's European Commission against racism and Intolerance (ECRI)'s characterisation of Italian police as practising racial profiling of people of Roma and African origin.
    "The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella telephoned the Chief of Police, prefect Vittorio Pisani, expressing his astonishment at the statements contained in the report of the Commission against racism and intolerance of the Council of Europe and reiterating his esteem and closeness to the Police forces", the office said. (ANSA).
   

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