Igor Iezzi, deputy of the League led by Matteo Salvini, hit parliamentarian Leonardo Donno, of the 5 Star Movement (M5S), several times on the head during Wednesday’s session in the Italian Chamber of Deputies in which the law was being debated. of differentiated autonomy for the regions. The attack occurred when Donno was trying to deliver an Italian flag to the Minister of Regional and Autonomous Affairs, Roberto Calderoli, according to the newspaper The Republic. After that, several deputies from the League and, according to M5S, jumped on top of Donno, who left the Chamber in a wheelchair after he fell to the ground due to kicks and punches.
“The attack that occurred in the Chamber against Leonardo Donno is a very serious and shameful event. “Our deputy only wanted to deliver an Italian flag to Minister Calderoli, when he was attacked by majority parliamentarians, including the League member Iezzi, receiving punches and ending up on the ground,” the party said in a statement.
Former Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, leader of M5S, has condemned the attack on the social network Tajani.”
After the attack, Iezzi defended himself. “I tried to punch him, but I couldn’t hit him. “Donno tried to attack Calderoli and I reacted,” he said, adding that “there was no physical violence,” according to the AdnKronos news agency.
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