Italian claims police evicted him unfairly

An Italian man who claims to have been abused by unidentified police officers, who, he says, evicted him and his flatmates out of their apartment, has filed an official complaint. The officers denied the allegations, according to the police PR office, which, however, said it was investigating the matter. Angelo Rossi, 30, had rented an apartment in Swieqi in June for 12 months but soon fell out with his landlady who eventually asked him to vacate the premises by September 11 through a letter sent by her lawyer. In the letter, she accused him of using the premises as a brothel, causing considerable damage, sub-letting the place and failing to pay the rent. On September 11, through his lawyer, he wrote a letter denying the allegations and informing her that he was prepared to vacate the premises by October 9. But, at around midnight on September 17, Mr Rossi said three uniformed policemen – a police sergeant and two officers – called at his apartment and, without giving him any information or explaining why, ordered him to leave the place. He said they were accompanied by his landlady. He was not alone at the time and there were three others inside the apartment. Mr Rossi said that...