Clashes break out at demonstration for anarchist prisoner in Italy

A clash broke out between police and protesters during the permitted march in Milan by anarchist prisoner Alfredo Cospito, who has been on hunger strike for more than 100 days for being held in strict isolation conditions in a prison in Italy.

A group of about 500 Cospito supporters gathered in Milan’s city center at night and organized a march to protest the prison conditions of the anarchist prisoner. Gathered in solidarity with Cospito, 55, who has been on a hunger strike for more than 100 days, the protesters protested the conditions of strict isolation, popularly known as “41bis.”

During the march a brawl broke out between the demonstrators and the police. Security forces were also seen using batons, while protesters littered the street and randomly threw sound bombs and firecrackers at police and press from time to time.

On the other hand, according to versions of the Italian press, Cospito, who has been confined in the Milan Opera prison since January 30, was transferred to the San Paolo hospital due to the worsening of his condition, at the request of the doctors of the prison. Cospito’s doctor noted that the prisoner had dropped to 71 kilograms, but his vital signs were still intact, but he still drew attention to the complexity of the situation.

VEHICLES OF DIPLOMATS SET ON FIRE

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the entrance to the Italian Consulate General in Barcelona, ​​Spain, was destroyed on January 28 and the car of the Italian diplomat working at the embassy in Berlin, the capital of Germany, was rammed. . fire.

An incident similar to the one in Berlin took place on December 3, 2022, when the car of the chief secretary of the Italian Embassy in Athens, the capital of Greece, caught fire.

It was stated that the acts of violence in question were carried out by anarchist groups in order to protest the situation of the hunger striker Cospito. (AA)