Deputy mayor assaulted by councilor, who subsequently resigns. This happened in Silvi, a municipality in the province of Teramo in Abruzzo: Luciana Di Marco was reportedly attacked by Urban Planning Councilor Gianpaolo Lella after a majority meeting. The confrontation escalated into a physical assault on the deputy mayor, who subsequently sought medical attention.
Yesterday morning, Lella formally notified the mayor of her resignation as councilor: the communication was obtained by the Municipality's Protocol Office. Mayor Andrea Scordella, the Equal Opportunities Commission of the Province of Teramo, and several regional political figures intervened in the matter. The mayor called the incident "a shameful episode," expressing solidarity with the deputy mayor and emphasizing that "no behavior that violates the dignity of a person can be justified." He did not rule out individual measures against administrators or a possible dismissal of the council, announcing meetings with local party leaders and the coalition's elected officials to explore the possibility of continuing the administrative process.
The Equal Opportunities Commission of the Province of Teramo expressed "deep dismay," specifying that, if the reported facts were confirmed, this would be a particularly serious incident. "Violence has no place in institutions," the Commission stated, calling for full clarity on the matter. Condemnation also came from Fratelli d'Italia regional councilor Marilena Rossi, who called the incident "unacceptable from every perspective," and from regional councilors of the Pact for Abruzzo, who stated that the incident cannot be dismissed as a simple internal dispute within the majority.
(Unioneonline)
