Overview
- A resident video shows Abderrahim Fakir face down with two police officers astride him as he cries for help and then stops moving during an intervention in Pilastro on Sunday.
- Police say they were called about a man 'in escandescenza', used pepper spray and restrained Fakir while 118 emergency crews were on scene, and several witnesses report his wrists were bound with plastic ties.
- The Procura di Bologna registered the case in the new 'modello 45‑bis' file and listed six people who took part in the intervention, including two police officers and four ambulance personnel.
- Investigators have seized multiple videos including officers' bodycam footage and have appointed a pool of medico‑legal experts to conduct a collegial autopsy to determine cause and timing of death and the role of any pre‑existing conditions.
- The death has prompted local protests, political争论 over the 45‑bis procedure and calls for transparent, rapid inquiries that could shape how future police‑involved deaths are handled and reviewed.