Rome Prefect Franco Gabrielli
on Wednesday said that only 13 out of 57 Roma settlements in the
Italian capital have been authorized, warning they have become
"no man's land".
"Talking about Roma camps in the city, we have 57
settlements: 44 are illegal and tolerated; 13 have been
authorized", Gabrielli told a press conference at the chamber of
commerce on security during the Jubilee Year.
He added that the municipal government has not been
investing money on the camps, which "are not governed anymore",
becoming areas where illegal activities prosper.
"The only solution is to go beyond Roma settlements but it
is necessary to have an administration that takes charge", he
said, noting no action had been taken by the last municipal
government due to lack of funding.
With Rome extraordinary commissioner and former Milan
prefect, Francesco Paolo Tronca, steering the capital to June
elections following the ouster of mayor Ignazio Marino last
November over an expenses scandal, the situation is at an
impasse given the commissioner's more limited role, Gabrielli
said.
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