Mattarella refuses to expand army's powers for Milan

What the sources report

On Tuesday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced the deployment of 500 soldiers in Milan by the end of the year to assist the police after the clashes in the city. Navtemporiki

According to information from the Italian press, President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella rejected a request from Defence Minister Guido Crosetto to give the soldiers the same powers as the police and the carabinieri. Makedonia

Crosetto had requested the same powers as the police, the carabinieri and the financial police for three months. Makedonia

The Meloni government approved a decree-law establishing a new offence of violent participation in demonstrations, punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of twenty thousand euros. iefimerida.gr

Biometric identification through artificial intelligence is foreseen for demonstrators with covered faces, while minors who take part in incidents will be considered responsible for their actions and will be referred to the justice system. iefimerida.gr

Where they differ

Mononews reports that Meloni said half of the 330 people arrested were born abroad. Mononews

The Makedonia article mentions 271 arrests in the "Read more" section, but it concerns Albania and not Italy. Makedonia

The media do not differ on the basic facts.