Bologna, August 16, 2026 – Another episode of violence against a police officer. This is what happened yesterday around 1:30 pm at the Bologna station, where the Polfer officers intervened to contain a 30-year-old Ghanaian who had been seen attacking a Chinese passenger without any reason while the woman was waiting for her train on platform 3. There the thirty-year-old began to kick the woman, before turning to the police officers called to the scene.
The man kicked and punched one of the intervening police officers
The Ghanaian then also attacked one of the officers, against whom he allegedly launched a series of kicks and spits until he was restrained and arrested for resisting a public official, with a summary trial scheduled for tomorrow. The injured officer sustained wounds considered healable with a five-day prognosis.
Siulp: “Yet another assault suffered by a police officer while performing their duty: unacceptable situation”
Now Pasquale Palma, provincial secretary of Siulp, intervenes on the situation, warning: “We are facing yet another assault suffered by a police officer while performing their duty. This time the victim was a colleague from the Railway Police, who sustained injuries with a five-day prognosis. Our full solidarity and the closeness of all Siulp go to the colleague.” For Palma, however, the single episode must prompt a broader reflection on the phenomenon of assaults against members of the Police Forces.
“We cannot accept that being kicked, hit, insulted, or spat upon is considered almost an ordinary risk of the job. Behind a uniform are women and men called daily to intervene in the most difficult situations, often in just seconds and in unpredictable contexts, to protect citizens and travelers,” added the union secretary.
The appeal: “Effective regulatory tools and adequate staff are needed”
Siulp therefore calls on politics and institutions to address the problem without ideological confrontations. “Security cannot be a slogan to be used according to convenience, and the protection of police officers cannot belong to one political party. We ask all parliamentary forces and institutions for a shared responsibility: effective regulatory tools, adequate staff, training, prevention, and operational conditions that allow officers to work with greater safety.”
