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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I distinctly remember a news from years ago of a small town mayor from Southern Italy, who was warmly and openly welcoming migrants to prevent depopulation and revive his town, but was arrested for whatever reason. Granted, there could be more to nuance to this, but this also happened during the time when Mateo Salvini's far-right party is in a coalition government (now the Italian government is firmly on the further right with Georgia Meloni as PM in coalition with Salvini). So, the arrest of that small town mayor is probably politically motivated and sending signal to toe the line and with far-right policies.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

As far as I remember, the mayor was arrested because he colluted with mafia and stole the money needed for the migrants, but feel free to keep your narrative

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Do you have a source? Nothing on the news says anything about his involvement with the mafia. Or could you be thinking of a different mayor?

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Tried to search for but I cannot remember the name, so no luck.

Or could you be thinking of a different mayor?

It could be, honestly.