«The words of the Minister of the Interior are unworthy, inhuman, unacceptable»- Corriere.it

The new secretary of the Democratic Party, Elly Schleinintervened in the Constitutional Affairs Commission in the Chamber on the occasion of the hearing of the Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi.

«I was very impressed by Minister Piantedosi’s words today. And not only from those of today: we all remember that after the massacre of migrants in Crotone
she has made statements that desperation does not justify life-threatening travel. Inhuman, unacceptable words and not up to the role», says Elly Schlein to Piantedosi, also referring to when she said that «the Frontex air assets which first identified the vessel 40 nautical miles from Italy had not signaled a dangerous situation ».

“These statements have turned the victims into perpetrators. Who is she to decide what justifies despair or not? What real alternative do people who flee in search of protection have, other than dying of torture and dying at sea? Why was there no intervention from the Coast Guard?», adds Schlein.

The request for the resignation of the Minister of the Interior

The new secretary of the Pd, therefore, calls for Piantedosi’s resignation. «We look forward to the investigations by the judiciarybut from a political point of view I join the voices of colleagues who preceded me and who suggest your resignation and from the president Giorgia Meloni a profound reflection, also on Minister Salvini and on Minister Giorgetti», continues Schlein.

Again on Meloni: «I would like to point out the serious absence of the Prime Minister not only on what has happened in Crotone in recent days, but also on what happened in Florence. I think things should be called what they are. That was a squad-type aggression that cannot be tolerated in any way. On this I also stigmatize the words of the minister Valditara
who tended to underestimate what happened and instead took it out on a principal who, doing her job, turned to the students to solicit greater attention and eliminate the indifference that surrounds these episodes of violence ».

Giorgia Meloni’s speech

Giorgia Meloni intervenes with a letter addressed to the Council, the Commission and the rotating presidency of the EU on migrants. «The shipwreck that took place in recent days a few meters from the coast of Crotone, in which dozens of people died, including many children, shocked us all. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated case. In Italy for many years we find ourselves mourning tragedies like last Sunday in which those who try to reach our shores on makeshift boats lose their lives at sea. It is our duty, moral even before political, to do everything to prevent misfortunes like these from happening again”.

Matteo Piantedosi’s announcement

«My colleague Lollobrigida, whom I have not heard and who clarified the meaning of his words, has been planning for the next five years. Calculating that there were 83,000 regular entries in 2022 and if the demands on our labor market are 500,000 regular entries, just multiply it by five and here is the intention of representing half a million regular entries to everyone as a government mandate”. said the minister during the hearing before the Constitutional Affairs Commission of the Chamber on the programmatic lines of the dicastery. «If there has been a weakness in the ministry I will assume and assume all my responsibilities» he then adds.