Italian ministers accused of ‘serious blunder’ as police officer arrested for murder
Meloni government had claimed case showed why officers using weapons in self-defence needed more protectionThe arrest of an Italian police officer on suspicion of murder over the fatal shooting of a Moroccan man has prompted a row after the opposition accused Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government...
<p>Meloni government had claimed case showed why officers using weapons in self-defence needed more protection</p><p>The arrest of an Italian police officer on suspicion of murder over the fatal shooting of a Moroccan man has prompted a row after the opposition accused Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government of exploiting the case for political ends.</p><p>Abderrahim Mansouri, 28, was shot in the head by Carmelo Cinturrino, assistant chief of Mecenate police station, during a police drugs patrol in the Rogoredo area of Milan in late January. Cinturrino originally said he had acted in self-defence after Mansouri pulled a gun on him.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/24/italy-police-officer-murder-arrest">Continue reading...</a>
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