‘We don’t want any more’ Italian mayor BLOCKS streets in protest against migrant arrivals

Monday, February 13, 2017
By Paul Martin

AN ITALIAN mayor has blocked the streets around a refugee centre in protest about the number of migrants arriving in his town.

By VICKIIE OLIPHANT
Express.co.uk
Mon, Feb 13, 2017

Raffaele Scarinzi, the mayor of Vitulano, ordered bags of sand to be dumped in the streets to block any new arrivals from coming to the town in southern Italy.

Vitulano currently has one SPRAR (System for the Protection of Refugees and Asylum Seekers) centre which houses 30 migrants.

But the mayor claimed there were not enough facilities set up to accommodate any more people and “too many” migrants arriving in the town.

The protest saw the only access route to the accommodation blocked so immigrants could not reach the hostel where refugees were supposed to sleep.

Mr Scarinzi said: “Regarding immigrants, the state must respect the agreements and rules made with local authorities.

“Municipalities that already host one Sprar (refugee protections scheme) can not accommodate other immigrants in privately operated structures.”

The protest came after the arrival of an extra 40 refugees as the migrant crisis continues, and following the closure of the Our Lady of Health community centre.

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