Undercover cop ‘admits stomping on woman’
P(ANSA) – Rome, April 14 – An undercover police officer is facing an investigation after he admitted Monday that he trampled a young woman during a protest in central Rome, judicial sources said.BRThe policeman came forward after a photo began circulating that showed an undercover agent stamping on the stomach of a woman demonstrator who was lying on the ground.BRSources have said State Prosecutor Eugenio Albamonte was collecting information as the investigating magistrate in charge of probing clashes that took place in the centre of Rome Saturday during a demonstration for social housing.BRThat information included a report from riot police as well as photographic and video evidence.BRThe incident was caught on film Saturday, when dozens of people were hurt during the anti-austerity protests in the capital in the area between Piazza Barberini and the Via del Tritone. Police fired tear gas at hooded demonstrators who flung eggs, firecrackers and stones, injuring some 20 officers, according to authorities.BRThe young woman who was stomped on as her boyfriend sought to protect her has not yet pressed charges, the sources said.BRAfter watching video footage of the demonstration, Albamonte confirmed the detention of two people arrested Saturday, identified as Lorenzo Marabina and Antonio Pompea, and ordered two others placed under house arrest, identified as Ugo Esposito and Simon Canca, aged just 18. Italian police chief Alessandro Pansa has called the policeman caught on film “an idiot” for stomping on the young woman who fell and vowed to “identify and sanction him”.BRSaturday’s march, which organizers said included 15,000 anti-government workers and students, turned violent when it reached the industry ministry.BRPolice said much of the clashes were provoked by organized protesters who, unlike the all-black-clad ‘black bloc’, were dressed in unmatched clothing, so as to evade police targeting.BR/P
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