INSIDER NEWSDESK— Anti-Terrorism security cameras have proven to be faulty calling into question the city of Rome’s use of private contractors in helping to maintain public safety

 It came to light on Thursday that up to 12 reports of faulty anti-terrorism cameras have been made by the Roman police. These appliances have been newly installed and their faultiness raises questions of whether the Rome’s anti-terrorism department is equipped to deal with security concerns. Last January the director of the Lazio telecommunication police department said that these systems were in need of urgent repair but sources within the police station maintain that Rome is safe.

 Despite these reassurances, a problem exists and worse still, within the squares designated as high security risk. For security reasons the locations cannot be specified but a report from police chiefs read: “It follows on from previous issues in which the cameras transmit incorrect images to the observation station.”

 The aim of these new cameras had been to improve security following vandalism at the colosseum however since then security professionals could neither save nor view the images. The fact that these security installations are produced by private sector firm Tim has led many to question the need to spend public money on a broken system. Campaigners are calling for a police hotline to be introduced and to rely more on the vast amount of man power that the city of Rome’s police force already has when reporting suspicious activity.