ALS suffering lawmaker quits M5S

(ANSA) - Rome, December 7 - Matteo Dall'Osso, an MP who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), said Friday that he was quitting the 5-Star Movement (M5S) and joining Silvio Berlusconi's opposition, centre-right Forza Italia party.
    "First they used me, then they made fun of me: I can no longer stay with the 5 Stars," Dall'Osso said in an interview with daily newspaper Il Giornale.
    "I'm leaving the M5S group and joining Forza Italia...
    "I felt alone, in part betrayed, humiliated. They treated me badly".
    M5S Lower House whip Francesco D'Uva expressed dismay. "I am very disappointed about this decision," he said.
    "We fought together for five years and now I find him in FI.
    "It is more of a problem on a human level than a political one.
    "We are shook up because of the affection we have for him".