The Council of Ministers has given the green light to the appointment of Salvatore Luongo as general commander of the Carabinieri. Luongo is the current deputy commander general and will replace Teo Luzi.
“A heartfelt thanks to General Teo Luzzi for the ability and passion with which he has led the Corps in these years and for his entire life dedicated to the service of citizens. Good work to General Luongo, who rises to the top of the Corps of Carabinieri, in the certainty that his long experience will see him as the protagonist of a positive action to protect citizens and defend the traditions and precious functions of the Carabinieri”. The president of the senators of Forza Italia, Maurizio Gasparri. “Like his predecessors, he will be able to find in the parliamentary groups of Forza Italia a firm and solid reference, always at the service of the Carabinieri and of all the forces of law and order, of the Armed Forces because for us the protection of the people in uniform is an absolute daily priority “.
“The appointment of General Salvatore Luongo as General Commander of the Carabinieri is the certainty for Italians that the Meritorious will be able to continue to count on an authoritative and safe guide in the wake of its great tradition”. He states it Giorgio Mulèvice president of the Chamber of Deputies and member of the Montecitorio Defense commission. “Thanks to General Teo Luzi – continues the FI deputy – for having served and fulfilled his role in the exemplary manner that marked the entire career of a great servant of the State. With General Luongo I am sure that the Army will be able to deal the challenges of a complicated time: his vision, experience and firm anchoring to the values of the Constitution will accompany him on this path alongside all the Carabinieri of Italy”.