Tensions have flared between protesters and the police in several Italian cities. The entrances to the Colosseum were forced open. Piantedosi on the investigation into incitement to terrorism: “There are no safe havens.”

Following the violence in Milan, the security decree strikes a balance between the hardline stance of Salvini and Crosetto and the Quirinale’s restrictions: new criminal offences and pre-trial detention, but no police powers for the army. The right wanted more uniformed officers; the left looks to Jericho. And the Colle draws the line

Felice Romano, general secretary of the Italian United Police Workers’ Union, says: “The risk is that, faced with an increase in the number of officers, violent criminals will also arm themselves in turn. A show of force triggers a show of force in return; prevention is needed.”

Ten years of experimentation, a circular, a security decree making everything optional. The death of Abderrahim Fakir as a test case. Chronicle of a half-baked tool

Abderrahim Fakir was 42 years old; he had been detained because he had flown into a rage. The officers sat astride him after handcuffing him