Overview
- Abderrahim Fakir died after being immobilized by police during an intervention, and the Bologna prosecutor has opened an investigation for involuntary manslaughter.
- A city-organized demonstration to demand truth and justice for Fakir in the historic centre turned violent when a group of protesters clashed with police and damaged street furniture.
- On July 24 Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi publicly blamed Mayor Matteo Lepore for convening the protest 'inconsapevolmente' and said video footage shows police acted with appropriate care.
- Mayor Lepore has rejected personal attacks, filed a police complaint over hate messages and threats received after calling the demonstration, and will receive a security detail to be defined by the prefecture.
- The Viminale has opened administrative verifications with Bologna's questura and prefettura and has announced a tender for 5,000 bodycams as an initial measure while judicial inquiries continue.