“It is unprecedented violence and must be firmly condemned”, the senator wrote in a joint note Anna Maria Bernini (Fi), the group leader in the regional council Galeazzo Bignami (FI), Fabio Callori, vice-regional coordinator of Forza Italia and Jonatan Papamarenghi, provincial coordinator in Piacenza. “Disconcerting images that require a firm and unequivocal response: we will always be with our Agents, committed daily to the defense of respectable citizens. We also express closeness and solidarity to Forza Italia municipal councilor Mauro Saccardi, guilty only of having looked out in front of his shop to check what was happening and subjected to insults which also in this case bordered on physical aggression. Where have all those beautiful souls gone who are indignant in the face of any type of violence, but they forget to do it when their grandchildren do it? As Forza Italia we are committed to presenting, as soon as the next parliament takes office, a law that protects our agents when they find themselves having to face subversive and ignoble acts like these. The defense of the police forces is the defense of all of us and of the institutions that they serve and honor with daily dedication”.
From the parts of LeU and the CGIL, who marched with the violent, they were quick to distance themselves from what happened. “The images of a policeman, a worker, on the ground and violently beaten by people with their faces covered are images that we would never have wanted to see in an anti-fascist demonstration- Leu di Piacenza comments on the clashes at the parade – The practice of the square that took place this afternoon in Piacenza is a practice that we condemn. Many people demonstrated in the morning and afternoon against all fascism, in a serene and colorful way. But seeking conflict with the police seemed to be a useless exercise in violence which undermines the constitutional and anti-fascist message.“. For the CGIL this is a fact “sad” that he has “darkened” the demonstration of those who marched peacefully. “Until then – says the local CGIL in a note – had allowed a peaceful demonstration to take place, colorful and serene - adds the CGIL of Piacenza in a note – We condemn the violence, wherever they come from, especially when conducted by a minority who, with their street practices, risk obscuring the message of peace and tolerance that is intrinsic to anti-fascism and yesterday's demonstrations in Piacenza“.