The Rome council assembly on
Tuesday voted to approve a motion calling for the "immediate
eviction" of far-right party CasaPound Italia from a building it
has illegally occupied in the city.
The motion, which calls on the interior ministry, the prefect
and police chief to take action, was presented by the opposition
centre-right Democratic Party (PD) while councillors for Mayor
Virginia Raggi's 5-Star Movement (M5S) also voted in favour.
Four centre-right councillors voted against.
CasaPound said if the eviction went ahead it would fight it
unless public housing was provided for 18 households.
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said all illegal squats in
Rome will be evicted starting with those in buildings which have
been declared dangerous because of their instability.
Salvini said no exceptions would be made.
CasaPound's building is not dangerous.
The Lazio regional council whip for the 5-Star Movement
(M5S), Roberta Lombardi, said "the OK to eviction of CasaPound
is good, safeguarding legality has no political stripes and
there can't be one of Serie A and one of Serie B.
"Matteo Salvini, will you present yourself there with a
bulldozer too?" after his shows of force at Roma camps.
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