The question was addressed to the Minister of the Interior, and the interested party provided an initial response.
The story of the third-level security detail—typically organized for particularly sensitive targets—that the regional councilor for labor, Desirè Manca, revealed was assigned to her for her safety is becoming a hot topic. Following her announcement, speculation erupted. And requests for clarification, including from institutions.
League MP Dario Giagoni asked the Interior Ministry to account for the matter: "This level of protection is usually reserved for magistrates engaged in the fight against organized crime, institutional figures exposed to terrorist threats, or, in any case, individuals for whom extremely serious and documented risks have been identified," writes the Sardinian representative of the Northern League, adding: "The public has the right to know if there are concrete risks to the safety of a representative of the Regional Council." Therefore, Giagoni asked the minister "what factors led to the assignment of a third-level escort to the councilor" and "whether specific, serious, and documented threats have been identified that justify the provision of such a high level of protection." Giagoni, in short, calls for transparency . Along similar lines, Piero Maieli (Forza Italia) also requested clarification in the Regional Council.
Manca tries to anticipate the situation: "I should be used to all the exploitation, all the nastiness, all the fabrications they invent about me," the councilor says in a video. Indeed, "the latest is that I chose to have an escort of my own free will and by my own decision. Nothing could be further from the truth," Manca attacks, "also because it couldn't even be done that way. It makes me smile because what happened is that, having received threats, it was decided—not me—to monitor my place of residence, my domicile, and my workplace. These are decisions that go beyond the personal will of each of us. The only action I've taken is to report the constant threats I receive."
