Roma gypsies rounded up and expelled from Italy

ROMA gypsies are being rounded up and expelled from Italy on foot of a decree rushed into law last week allowing the country to take such action against anybody who threatened security.

Roma gypsies rounded up and expelled from Italy

The Romanian government has protested against the action. The European Commission said Europe’s free movement rules do not allow national authorities to target particular groups of EU citizens for expulsion.

The crackdown follows the robbery and murder of the 47-year-old wife of an Italian naval officer in Rome last month and the arrest of a 25-year-old Roma man for the crime.

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