No green pass, journalist attacked in Rome

A Repubblica journalist attacked this morning in Rome at the demonstration against the green pass in front of the Ministry of Education. “A few minutes before the formal start of the sit-in, a man hit me in the face with 4-5 punches to the face after threatening me, mimicking the gesture of slaughtering my throat and told me ‘I’ll cut your throat if you don’t leave’ “, reports video journalist Francesco Giovannetti on the ‘Repubblica’ website. The protester was identified by the State Police and was taken to the police station while the journalist is in the green code hospital for checks. “Another violent and unacceptable aggression. My full solidarity goes to the journalists involved. We must say enough of these serious episodes”, says the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza. ” Solidarity with the Repubblica videomaker journalist violently attacked in front of the Ministry of Education, during a demonstration against the green pass. Threats and violence, physical and verbal, are intolerable ‘, writes the mayor of Rome Virginia Raggi on twitter.