Italy: Muslims to protest against new security measures
Naples, 20 May (AKI) - Members of the Islamic community in the southern
Italian city of Naples
and surrounding areas will protest on Wednesday against the government's
proposed new security
measures.
The proposed package could make illegal immigration a crime and replace
single police officers
with security personnel - including soldiers - to patrol the streets,
according to Italian
newspaper re****ts.
"The Islamic community of Salerno as well as other Muslim groups from
other provinces in
Campania will be in Naples to participate in the protest against the
government's proposed
security package," said the imam of Salerno, Ra****d Amadia in an interview
with Adnkronos
International (AKI).
The protest will take place the same day that a delegation from Italy's
cabinet meets in Naples
to discuss the rubbish crisis.
Members of the Roma Gypsy community and immigrants who reject the proposed
measures are also
expected to take part in the protest.
"Right now, the faithful that come to the mosque are very worried about
the new measures that
the government plans to adopt on the subject of security and immigration,"
said Amadia.
"We Muslims will also march to condemn what happened to the Roma Gypsy
community in the region.
Among them there are many Muslims from Bosnia with whom we sympathise."
Amadia was referring to last week's attacks on several Roma Gypsy
settlements near Naples by
residents of neighbouring communities who stormed the camps after re****ts
that a Roma teenager
allegedly attempted to kidnap a child.
Hundreds of Roma are re****ted to have fled their settlements for fear of
further attacks or
been relocated by the authorities for security reasons.
"They also have rights and before destroying the Roma Gypsy camps, an
alternative must be
found," concluded Amadia.
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