The League is pushing, the Interior Ministry is open, and the Quirinale is keeping a close eye. A new security decree will soon be presented to the Council of Ministers. Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini is pushing ahead with the measures to be introduced: first and foremost, faster evictions of occupied homes, a crackdown on family reunifications for migrants, and crackdowns on child gangs, with the police commissioner issuing a warning to the families of children under 14 who commit crimes. Greater protections for police officers, including increased self-defense, are also being considered. The goal, the League explains, is "to increase the protection of citizens and law enforcement."
A discussion will take place in the coming days with the other parties in the majority to finalize a shared text, with Salvini announcing that he has already consulted with Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi. Evictions are therefore at the forefront. A provision in the previous security decree had already expedited the process of returning illegally occupied properties to their rightful owners, with swift eviction by law enforcement, but limited the scope of the action to primary residences only. The aim now is to extend the measure to all other properties owned by a citizen. Also on the table is the FdI proposal to introduce a special procedure authorizing the intervention of a bailiff for evictions.
A new body would manage it: the Eviction Enforcement Authority, which would report to the Ministry of Justice and to which landlords could apply directly. Regarding migrants, one of the objectives is to restrict the possibility of family reunification to spouses and minor children only. Adult children and other relatives would therefore be excluded. The League is also pushing for a points-based residence permit. Points would be deducted from the document for each crime the foreigner commits, thus facilitating repatriation. Another phenomenon the measure intends to address is that of baby gangs, groups of very young people who are often at the center of crime stories in cities. For crimes committed by children between the ages of 12 and 14, the police commissioner will issue a warning to the minor's parents, who, in the most serious cases, will be fined.
The plan also calls for crimes such as theft and pickpocketing to be prosecuted ex officio—that is, without a victim reporting them. This ex officio prosecution was eliminated by the Cartabia reform. The League has also long been pushing for a "financial guarantee" that organizers of high-risk demonstrations would have to pay in advance to cover any damages incurred by participants. Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, for his part, has emphasized the need to strengthen law enforcement protections . This applies in particular to uniformed personnel who intervene, for example, injuring or killing criminals and are automatically entered into the register of suspects.
"The general feeling," explained the Interior Minister, "is a widespread sense of indignation when there are highly paradoxical stories: a police officer does his duty and then not only risks his life, but finds himself targeted by inquiries and investigations." A "discriminatory" circumstance had already been considered in the past to prevent automatic registration as a suspect. However, doubts about the constitutionality of the measure had slowed the government. Now, work is underway on a law that would strengthen the right of self-defense for law enforcement officers.
(Unioneonline)