Italian police accused of making female activists remove underwear and do squats
by Angela Giuffrida in Rome from Environment | The Guardian on (#6TK9Z)
Climate activists say they were subjected to degrading treatment during questioning in Brescia on Monday
Italy's interior minister has been urged to open an investigation into police in the northern city of Brescia amid allegations that seven female climate activists were made to take off their underwear and perform squats during questioning.
The activists were among 22 people brought to Brescia's main police station on Monday morning after officers interrupted a protest held outside the Italian aerospace and defence firm Leonardo's factory.
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