“Justice for the Poor” Protests in Italy after a Moroccan died during an attempt to arrest him, and the police were accused of “killing” him. What is the story? The scope of the protests expanded in Italy after the death of the young Moroccan Abderrahim Fakir during an attempt to arrest him by the Italian police forces. Thousands of protesters of different nationalities came out in several Italian cities demanding justice for the Moroccan citizen and holding those responsible for his death accountable.
The protesters chanted “Justice for the poor” and “The police are killers,” and a number of protesters staged a sit-in in one of the squares carrying a picture of a poor person, according to the Italian ANSA agency,
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According to Italian reports, the victim's family doubts the police's story and the reasons for the violence against him, especially since there are no recordings explaining the reasons for the attempt to arrest him, and has demanded access to surveillance camera recordings and cameras installed on the policemen's clothing, to clarify the truth of what happened.
Protests erupted since Monday evening following the death of Faqir, 42, who had lived in Italy for 30 years and ran a small transportation and cleaning company. It was reported that he was suffering from heart problems and asthma, and the Italian public prosecutor announced the opening of an investigation into the crime of “manslaughter.”
On Tuesday, the Moroccan ambassador to Italy, Youssef Balla, demanded that all circumstances of the death of Moroccan citizen Abderrahim Faqir be revealed, in “full respect for truth, justice and human dignity.”
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“A number of protesters staged a sit-in in one of the squares carrying a picture of a poor person, according to the agency.”
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The death of a Moroccan immigrant during his arrest shocks Italy.
The protesters chanted “Justice for the poor” and “The police are killers,” and a number of protesters staged a sit-in in one of the squares carrying a picture of the poor, according to the Italian ANSA agency.
The protesters chanted “Justice for the poor” and “The police are killers,” and a number of protesters staged a sit-in in one of the squares carrying a picture of the poor, according to the Italian ANSA agency.
Meanwhile, European Affairs Minister Tommaso Foti described the chants chanted by the demonstrators, including “The police are killers” and “The whole world hates you,” as “shameful.”
Meanwhile, European Affairs Minister Tommaso Foti described the chants chanted by the demonstrators, including “The police are killers” and “The whole world hates you,” as “shameful.”
On the other hand, major criticism was directed at the police and the government, and opposition Senator Ilaria Cocchi, whose brother died in custody in 2009, expressed her “disgust” at what she described as “expressions of solidarity and thanks” directed at the police after an “inhumane act.”
The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it had asked the competent Italian authorities “to expedite a comprehensive investigation to uncover all the circumstances surrounding this death,” stressing “the necessity of determining responsibilities and ensuring full implementation of the required legal procedures and measures.”
The incident was due to a security intervention in the “Pelazzro” neighborhood in Bologna, after the police received a report about a person who they said “was in a state of turmoil inside the parking garage of one of the residential buildings and collided with a car in the garage.” Security patrols moved to the place, where the intervention ended with the death of the Moroccan citizen.
These scenes sparked angry reactions on social media platforms and in the Italian media, and many considered what happened similar to the case of the black American citizen George Floyd, who died in the same way at the hands of the American police in May 2020, and his death caused the outbreak of angry protests across the United States, especially among blacks.
Protests broke out in Bologna, which witnessed riots. The Italian authorities said that 11 people were injured in the confrontations between the police and angry protesters, including police officers, while the police said that 64 of their members were injured. The protests also extended to Milan and Naples, but they were peaceful.
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According to Italian reports, the victim's family doubts the police's story and the reasons for the violence against him, especially since there are no recordings explaining the reasons for the attempt to arrest him, and has demanded access to surveillance camera recordings and cameras installed on the policemen's clothing, to clarify the truth of what happened.
Protests have erupted since Monday evening following the death of Fakir, 42 years old. He had lived in Italy for 30 years and ran a small transportation and cleaning company. It was reported that he was suffering from heart problems and asthma. The Italian public prosecutor announced the opening of an investigation into the crime of “involuntary manslaughter.”
On Tuesday, the Moroccan ambassador to Italy, Youssef Balla, demanded that all circumstances of the death of Moroccan citizen Abderrahim Faqir be revealed, in “full respect for truth, justice and human dignity.”
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The death of a Moroccan immigrant during his arrest shocks Italy
ArabicItaly: Protests for the second night after the death of a Moroccan during a police operation
The scope of the protests expanded in Italy after the death of the young Moroccan Abderrahim Fakir during an attempt to arrest him by the Italian police forces. Thousands of protesters of different nationalities came out in several Italian cities demanding justice for the Moroccan citizen and holding those responsible for his death accountable.
