Salvini was 'asked to evict CasaPound'

(ANSA) - Rome, February 21 - Stefano Patuanelli, the Senate whip for the 5-Star Movement (M5S), said Thursday that Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has been "called upon several times" to have neo-Fascist group CasaPound evicted from a central Roman building it is illegally occupying. "The only political group to have always had a coherent stance on the eviction of the property illegally occupied by the CasaPound party is the 5-Star Movement," Patuanelli said.
    "There are no first-tier and second-tier evictions for us.
    "Our pole star is respect for the law. This is the only instrument to solve the housing emergency in Italy and the rest of Italy". The economy ministry on Wednesday replied to Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi's demand to evict CasaPound from the building by saying the eviction was "not a priority", sources said. The building is owned by the State so the ministry's OK was needed to proceed with the eviction.