Sunday, October 26, 2014

Italian town accused of 'apartheid' over separate bus for Roma...

A northern Italian town has been accused of introducing "apartheid" after its mayor put forward a proposal to run a separate bus line for Roma people.

The controversial initiative to operate a double bus line along a route used by Roma people to arrive at their large encampment in the town of Borgaro was proposed at a community meeting on Thursday by Democratic Party mayor Claudio Gambino. It came in response to ongoing abuse and theft on the now-infamous Bus 69.

"Two lines. One for us and one for them," Mr. Gambino said to applause, according to Italian media reports. "I will talk to the police commissioner about it. It seems to be the only solution. This way we will resolve the problem without anyone losing out."

Residents of Borgaro, a small suburb of 13,000 residents north of Turin have long complained of pickpocketing and abuse by Roma on Bus 69, known locally as "the gipsy bus," which runs along the ring road of Turin and stops near a camp near the airport where nearly 1,500 Roma live in makeshift barracks. Passengers have reported being spitted on and bullied physically, including one girl whose hair was cut. Full story...

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