Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called for a full and impartial investigation into the death of Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old Moroccan-born man who died while being restrained by police in Bologna on Sunday.
Police were called to the Pilastro neighbourhood after receiving reports that Fakir was behaving aggressively and damaging a vehicle. Witnesses said that he resisted police officers and paramedics when they approached him. Footage circulated online appears to show Fakir pinned face down while calling for help before becoming unresponsive.
Bologna prosecutors have opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death, and footage from the officers’ body cameras is expected to be examined. Meloni said that the truth must be established without prejudice or leniency, while also condemning the violence that erupted during subsequent protests in the city.
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