The controversy shows no signs of abating after Fedez's concert held last night in Ozieri, during the celebrations in honor of the Holy Virgin of Remedy. The event took place, in fact, despite the tragic mourning that struck the city a few hours earlier, with the death of little Gioele Putzu, barely 9 years old, crushed by a football goal while playing with friends on a sports field. The decision not to cancel the concert sparked outrage, especially on social media, where many expressed their indignation at the lack of respect for this tragedy. But now here is Fedez's response, who, through a series of stories, explains how things happened.
Fedez's version
“Last night I played in Ozieri, in the province of Sassari, and I was informed of this terrible tragedy shortly before going on stage. Before playing, I asked the entire audience, over 15 thousand people, to observe a minute of silence to commemorate Gioele and express our closeness to the family,” says the artist, posting the video of the minute of silence. “No one dared to say anything. Shame on whom? But how do you guys do it? Just because autotune errors went viral last week, do we have to make up bullshit without having a minimum of respect for a tragedy like this? This says a lot about the state of Italian information,” adds Fedez.
The minute of silence on stage
“We did not arrest him for reasons of public order”
According to what the mayor of Ozieri said, the event took place for reasons of public order. However, today the Religious Society Beata Vergine del Rimedio has canceled all civil events of the patronal feast, including the procession and the performances of folk groups. “A painful but necessary choice”, reads a statement published on Facebook, which specifies that yesterday, due to technical-logistical necessities, the cancellation was not possible.
What happened to little Gioele?
Little Gioele Putzu was playing with a kite. He should have been safe, with his friends, but it was on the “Raimondo Meledina” football field in Ozieri, in the San Nicola fair, that he met his death. A five-a-side football goal fell on the boy who would have been 10 years old in December. He had come to visit his grandparents in Olbia, with his father Ivan and his mother Antonella. “Gioele, Gioele, Gioele”, shouted the father, who arrived on the scene shortly after 8 p.m. According to what has been reconstructed by. New SardiniaThe rescuers tried to resuscitate the little boy for over an hour, in vain. The kite string had wrapped itself around that damn door and something had compromised the balance of the structure and fell on the little boy. All the local authorities, present at the Derby racecourse, rushed to the scene, as well as the emergency medical services, the carabinieri and the mayor Marco Peralta.
The concert with Fedez and the mayor's reasons
Yesterday in Ozieri it was a day of celebration, the 98th Derby Sardinia was celebrated. And in the spaces of the San Nicola fair, a few hundred meters from the football field, everything was ready for the civil celebrations of the Holy Virgin of Remedy, with the performance of Fedez, with thousands of spectators expected from all over Sardinia. And it continued, despite everything. The concert, scheduled for 10 pm at the San Nicola Exhibition Center, explains Nuova Sardegna, saw many artists take to the stage. And the mayor Marco Peralta tried to explain the failure to cancel the events. “The loss of a young life is an immeasurable pain. Words are useless. It is a time of silence, of respect for the pain of others and of reflection. Today our community has been struck by an immense tragedy – said the mayor -: a little angel, Gioele, is no longer among us. Our thoughts go out to the family who, at this moment, are experiencing the greatest pain that can exist: the loss of a child. The municipal administration is mobilizing around the family, who no longer have their little angel. Finally, it should be noted that, given the large flow of people, the public security agencies considered that it was not necessary to suspend the planned event for reasons of public order.” The singer performed and posted some images of the concert on Instagram. It is not known whether he was informed of the situation or not. The fact is that until now, on his profile, there is not even a mention of the tragedy. And in the aftermath of this tragedy, the controversy exploded on social networks. “It could have been canceled, people would have understood”, is just one of the many comments online.
(cover photo on the left Gioele in a photo from La Nuova Sardegna / on the right Fedez yesterday at Ozieri)
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