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Willy Monteiro Duarte was beaten to death by four men. Today hundreds of people dressed in white attended his funeral, including Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
Giuseppe Conte (center) on September 12, 2020 at Willy Monteiro Duarte’s funeral in Paliano.
Photo: Massimo Percossi (Keystone)
Hundreds of people in Italy attended the funeral of Willy Monteiro Duarte, 21, who had been beaten to death by four men. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte was also among the mourners in the municipality of Paliano, near Rome, on Saturday. Most of the guests wore white blouses as a symbol of their grief. “We all continue this horrible act of violence. We must not downplay or underestimate it. We must not make it a singular event, “said Conte.
The brutal death of the young man, who was born in Rome and whose family is from the Cape Verde islands, has worried the country for days and sparked a debate about everyday violence. Monteiro Duarte died Sunday night in Colleferro, near Rome, because he came to the aid of a friend in an argument outside a bar and was the target of thugs.
The prosecution is investigating four young men from the region, including a pair of brothers known to the police. After the autopsy, the murder charge changed. It is not yet clear whether racist motives could also have played a role.
“We have to work together – families, teachers, politicians, journalists – for one goal: to oppose this glorification of violence until it is extinguished and to remember the values and principles on which our society is built,” Conte said, according to the agency. of Ansa news on Saturday. at the funeral. “The first principle is respect for people and their dignity.”
The protesters in Paliano demand “Giustizia Per Willy” (“Justice for Willy”).
Photo: Cecilia Fabiano (Keystone)
