(ANSA) - Florence, December 11 - A group representing
account holders who lost money as a result of a recent
government decree to save four struggling banks on Friday
appealed directly to Italian Premier Matteo Renzi to hear their
concerns.
"We expect the premier to at least receive a delegation so
he can hear the distress of many of us," said Letizia
Giorgianni, spokeswoman for the group 'Victims of the
Save-the-Banks'.
Florence police denied the group's request to hold a
demonstration in front of the Leopolda former train station in
Florence on Sunday - the venue for Renzi's annual three-day
political brainstorming event - for security reasons, moving it
to a nearby square instead.
The group said it wants to demonstrate "in the heart of
Renzi's Italy, right there where the Renzi idea of Italy and
government originated", and will move ahead with the
demonstration in the approved location in Piazzale della Porta
al Prato.
Thousands of shareholders and bondholders lost their
savings after the November 22 rescue of Banca Marche, Banca
Etruria, CariFe and CariChieti.
Save-banks decree 'victims' appeal to Renzi
Group denied permission to demonstrate at PM's event