True, and Italian police are a special breed of grotesque. Italy’s “justice system” is almost purely theatrical. Evidence and facts are not valued in Italian policing or Italian courts the way they are elsewhere in the world.
If you are accused of a crime in Italy, you are in deep shit. Innocence is absolutely no defense in Italy, even if you can scientifically prove your innocence. Facts do not matter. The public’s emotions and opinions are all that matters in an Italian court case.