(ANSA) Rome, April 18 - Interior Minister Angelino Alfano
said Friday he will "forbid access (to) Rome's centre" if
demonstrations and riots continue to plague the capital.
Alfano did not elaborate in his remark, made as an aside as
he briefed the Lower House on illegal immigration to Italy.
Also Friday at a press conference, the conservative
politician added that he was "against identification codes for
law enforcement forces.
"If demonstrators are like this, identification is needed
for them, not for the police."
The government has come under mounting criticism recently
due to incidents of alleged police brutality against
demonstrators protesting housing shortages in the capital.
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