The shooting at the New Year’s party was a problem for the Italian Prime Minister’s party
The wounding of one person during the New Year's Eve celebrations with the gun of one of the representatives of the Italian Brothers Party, "Giorgia Meloni", the Prime Minister of this country, has brought the protest of the opposition and started many discussions. |
A 31-year-old man was wounded in the leg by a pistol shot at a New Year’s Eve party in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. The weapon apparently belonged to a member of the ruling Brotherhood of Italy party led by Giorgia Meloni. According to Italian media reports, 38-year-old Emmanuel Pozzolo was about to show off his small revolver to party guests when the shooting occurred. However, Pozzolo denied firing shots.
The Italian newspaper “Corriere della Sera” reports that the 31-year-old man who was wounded by the gunshots was able to leave the hospital. According to this, the injured person is the son-in-law of a man who is a member of the security team of Andrea Delmastro, a member of the cabinet, who is also a politician of the Italian Brotherhood party.
Italian opposition politicians reacted angrily to this incident and Pozzolo was asked to resign. Eli Schlein, secretary of the Social Democratic Party, told La Repubblica newspaper: These incompetent people are a danger to the security of the people around them. Matteo Renzi, the former Prime Minister of Italy, also said: while the Italians are celebrating on New Year’s Eve, the leaders of the Italian Brothers Party are shooting. Riccardo Maggi, secretary of the Pew Europe Party, said: “The gun-loving right wing talks about security, then brings guns to New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Shortly before the New Year’s celebrations, after a corresponding proposal by Politicians of the Meloni Brothers Party of Italy to the Senate, in Italy a debate began on lowering the minimum age for applying for a hunting license to 16 years. However, members of the government from Maloney’s party quickly backed away from the project. Politicians from far-right parties in government frequently call for looser gun laws. Italian media reported that Pozzolo himself defended gun ownership on social media in 2015 after a shooting in the United States.
Corriere della Sera reported that the public prosecutor’s office in Bella is investigating This incident has started. According to Ansa news agency, Pozzolo used his parliamentary immunity to refuse the gunpowder test.
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