The left remained silent in the face of the scandals in Milan, the episodes that took place on New Year’s Eve in Piazza Duomo, where hundreds of immigrants gathered to wish – so to speak – the whole nation a Happy New Year 2025. Somewhat peculiar wishes, which included veritable ‘vaffa’ (foul language) addressed to Italy, the country that hosted them despite the fact that they were, in many cases, illegal immigrants who, according to the law, should not have arrived in Italy at all. They harassed blameless female tourists from Belgium, and not even the left, which is usually committed to denouncing sexism in every nook and cranny of society, managed in this case to address words of solidarity to them. The usual short-circuit, which apparently sees the migration issue trumping the feminist one, to the peace of the feminist leadership of the party.
The story of the young Belgian girl
Nothing, then. Neither Elly Schlein nor Mayor Sala were able to say a word about the incident. In their stead (hopefully) Alessandro Majorino, representing the Milanese PD, had his say, recalling the importance of security also in the city of Milan: ‘A pact between the institutions and political forces a platform of common policies is needed’. A little late. Still better than nothing. They seem a bit like crocodile tears, if we consider how much the PD (including Majorino) has been and still is in favour of illegal immigration, uncontrolled entry, and takes sides, whenever possible, against the forces of order and in favour of all types of protesters. Even the violent ones. Majorino’s words, as the only stance taken by an entire party on a serious episode that occurred in a city administered by the left, are really too little for the PD. In the previews of ‘Dritto e rovescio’, which will be aired tomorrow, came the story of the young Belgian girl who was harassed: ‘We found the police, a man and a woman,’ said the girl. ‘I told the policewoman what had happened to us – in English as I could, because I don’t speak Italian – and she, with tears in her eyes, told us ‘I can’t do anything, I’m sorry’. As we entered the gallery, we were surrounded by about 40 men in their 20s and 40s who blocked our way and would not let us pass. And that’s where the groping started, both outside and inside our clothes. I tried to react, I kicked, I shouted, I insulted, even with my hands I tried to defend myself’.
Fdi: ‘Right answer from the state’
In the meantime, investigations have been opened and are continuing. Yesterday came one of the most awaited pieces of news: two immigrants present at the riots were repatriated. Two of those who shouted ‘vaffa Italia’ and who certainly had no qualms when it came to harassing the girls, who by their accounts were surrounded by entire groups of foreigners. Sara Kelany, deputy of Fratelli d’Italia and in charge of the party’s Immigration department, welcomed the news: ‘The repatriation of the two Tunisian citizens stopped on New Year’s Eve in Milan’s Piazza Duomo is good. One of them, with a criminal record, took part in the riots offending the police and damaging statues, the other was illegal. This is the right response of the State to those who think they can come to Italy to commit crimes and offend Italians, but also all decent foreigners who want to integrate. I hope that my colleagues on the left will also agree, and that they will condemn with the same force with which they criticise the government’s initiatives on security and against irregular immigration even the shameful and uncivil scenes that occurred on New Year’s Eve in Milan’.
