Last night a police officer was hit by a young man who did not stop at a checkpoint.
This is Giovanni Bifulco , a 26-year-old from Pallonetto di Santa Lucia, who will have to answer for resisting arrest, assault, and assaulting a public official. Bifulco's family has been repeatedly linked to the Elia clan; Giovanni's father is serving a prison sentence under the 41-bis regime, while his mother and brothers were implicated in the squatted houses affair in the building on Via Egiziaca in Pizzofalcone.
According to the reconstruction released, the policeman fell to the ground after being hit in the stomach by the steering wheel of the scooter driven by Bifulco, who was traveling with a passenger. The impact caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle and fall to the ground. The 26-year-old was then immediately immobilized.
“Repeat offenders who never learn. There must be no extenuating circumstances or discounts against camorra members and people close to camorra. These individuals must be stopped at all costs because they represent a danger to themselves and to the community.
This time, a police officer was involved, and only by a miracle did he not suffer serious injuries as a result of the collision. These people put everyone's safety at risk every day and cannot be left free. I only hope that this person, after everything he's done, doesn't get out of prison soon, so he can have time to reflect on what happened." This was stated by Francesco Emilio Borrelli, MP for the Green-Left Alliance.
