Bignami: Unacceptable for relatives to speak of vengeance over Fakir's death; police not to be accused before truth is known

Galeazzo Bignami, the group leader in the Chamber of Deputies for Fratelli d'Italia, has publicly defended two police officers involved in the death of Fakir Abderrahim, a 43-year-old man who died during an intervention in Bologna. Bignami contacted the police commissioner to express support for the officers, thanking them for their daily commitment to citizen safety.

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We started by saying that a death is always a tragic event that no one wanted to happen. But from here to saying that justice must be done, presupposing that law enforcement is responsible for an injustice, is a big leap.

"A death is always a tragic event that no one wanted to happen," Bignami stated. "But from here to saying that justice must be done, presupposing that law enforcement is responsible for an injustice, is a big leap." He criticized the mayor's call for a demonstration to seek truth and justice, questioning how the mayor could presuppose an injustice before the facts were clear. Bignami found calls for vengeance from relatives unacceptable, attributing them to human distress.

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The mayor has convened a demonstration to seek truth and justice. On the truth, no doubt; on justice, this presupposes that there is an injustice to be remedied. How can he say that now? I do not agree. And I must also say that hearing some relatives invoke vengeance seems unacceptable to me and I can only explain it by the human distress they are experiencing.

Bignami emphasized that the legal process would determine the facts, noting that Fratelli d'Italia had previously removed the automatic registration of suspects in such cases. He pointed out that the officers were assisted by two 118 emergency operators and that citizens had helped the police, who were called by residents. "If you are a doctor or a healthcare professional and you see a person dying, I believe you intervene," he said, suggesting the medical personnel were not merely present.

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If we want to identify blame before clarity is even established, then it is an ideological operation conducted by those who, especially in that area where the extreme left has long contested Lepore's left, want to instrumentalize this issue.

He accused those calling for blame before clarity of conducting an "ideological operation," particularly from elements seeking to exploit the issue. Bignami stressed that any evaluation must be based on establishing what happened and clarifying actions. He suggested that if the intervention was appropriate, no crime could have been committed. He also noted that the officers were accompanied by 118 operators and aided by citizens.

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If you are a doctor or a healthcare professional and you see a person dying, I believe you intervene, I don't think they were there just to be present.