Three .38 caliber pistol shots were fired by unknown persons in Reggio Calabria on the window of the political secretariat of Francesco Cannizzaro , a Forza Italia deputy re-nominated in the political elections on 25 September.
The intimidation took place last night in an area not far from the headquarters of the Regional Council of Calabria, while a political meeting was underway in the premises in which Cannizzaro himself was participating with some of his collaborators.
None of the people present were injured. The police officers and forensics intervened on the spot.
The investigators are trying to reconstruct the dynamics, it was the same parliamentarian who warned the police of the incident. The bullets remained stuck on the glass window which was not armored but only reinforced, and this still prevented the gunshots from reaching the inside of the room.
The prosecutor on duty has entrusted the investigation to the Flying Squad, but could decide to entrust the file to the DDA. The police are first of all trying to understand if the intimidation is linked to the electoral campaign.
"Solidarity with the friend and member of Forza Italia Francesco Cannizzaro and his collaborators for the unworthy intimidation suffered this evening in Reggio Calabria. What happened is very serious and repugnant", reads a note by Roberto Occhiuto , president of the Calabria Region.
"Ours is a region of decent people - he adds - that disgusts the 'Ndrangheta, the mafia and organized crime, and that wants to isolate the violent and the bad apples".
(Unioneonline / L)
