Italy: Extension of soldiers' deployment in cities (1)
01 November 2010
Italy:
Extension of soldiers' deployment in cities
In a joint press conference on 22 July 2010, interior minister Roberto Maroni and defence minister, Ignazio La Russa, announced that "as a result of the good results arising from this synergy", the deployment of soldiers to support police forces in the surveillance of sensitive targets or high-risk areas in cities, which was set to expire on 4 August 2010, would be extended until 31 December 2010.