Interior Undersecretary Nicola
Molteni said Thursday that the government is set to present an
amendment to the security bill being examined by parliament that
will introduce the use of body cameras on the uniforms of
Italian police officers.
On Wednesday the Lower House's constitutional affairs committee
rejected an opposition amendment to bring in identification
codes on police uniforms so officers accused of using excessive
force can be identified.
Molteni said the aim of bringing in bodycams was to "protect
officers of the police forces, who never dodge the truth and
transparency and never have.
"Identification codes are an instrument against the police
forces," he added.
"I've always been against identification codes on police forces'
uniforms because it is a dangerous, damaging instrument that
encourages easy, manipulative complaints about the work of our
police forces, who deserve recognition and respect".
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