Matteo Salvini threatens to remove Gomorrah author`s police protection
(The Guardian Italy)

Roberto Saviano has escort to protect him from mafia, but has criticised interior ministerMatteo Salvini, Italy´s far-right interior minister, has threatened to remove the police protection of one of the country´s most famous writers, Roberto Saviano, who has been under threat from organised crime since his breakthrough success about the mafia, Gomorrah, was published in 2006.Saviano is one of Salvini´s toughest critics and is a constant fixture on Italian media. He is one of hundreds of journalists and writers who are under constant guard in Italy, because of current or previous threats to their safety by the mafia. Related: `He`s a fool who says foolish things`: Italy`s Roma face new threat from Matteo Salvini Continue reading...