The Rome prosecutor's office opened a criminal investigation on Monday into the public service bottleneck and ensuing chaos experienced by commuters when some underground operators allegedly abandoned their posts prior to the official start of a public transport strike April 17, and before arriving at the final stop of their respective routes.
Following the strike, consumer group Codacons filed a complaint with the Rome prosecutor's office and the Italian Transport Authority regarding events that took place at the Anagnina station of the Metro A line.
"If laws were broken, the labor unions should have to compensate passengers," Codacons said on Friday.
In the complaint, Codacons said that when some underground drivers on the A Line abandoned their trains mid-route before the scheduled time of the strike, the Anagnina station saw "scenes of panic, chaos, screaming, protests, and even a fight that broke out when law enforcement officials and even the Army had to intervene".
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