The "signal" that Giorgia Meloni has wanted to send for weeks, and which she accelerated after the violence in Turin, is expected in the next few hours. A decree law and a bill "to guarantee citizen safety and public order" are expected to be discussed by the Council of Ministers, scheduled for late this afternoon , according to qualified government sources.
The texts were refined yesterday in a long series of technical meetings that continued into the night.
Among the changes, first and foremost those made after the meeting at the Quirinale between Sergio Mattarella and Alfredo Mantovano, in which the President's concerns about two measures in particular were once again highlighted: the preventive detention of suspects before demonstrations and the so-called " shield ," which prevents—and not only for law enforcement—the automatic registration of suspects in cases of self-defense or fulfillment of duty. The dialogue with the Quirinale, government sources emphasize, was "excellent" as always. Mantovano, reserving the right to report them to the Prime Minister, acknowledged the concerns highlighted by the President of the Republic in light of his study of the 80 pages of measures sent yesterday from Palazzo Chigi to the Quirinale.
"I believe we've done a very reasonable and balanced job , otherwise we'll take note of the criticisms made," emphasized Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, who spent most of the day in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate reporting on the ICE and the clashes in Turin, while behind the scenes the political and institutional debate over the draft decree and bill was unfolding. "We need a law," Piantedosi clarified in his remarks, "that allows for truly effective preventative action. To stop things preemptively, we need a preventative stop."
DOUBTS AT THE HILL – According to leaks, the Hill believes the 12-hour time limit (Matteo Salvini has attempted to raise it to 24 or even 48 hours) envisaged in the draft regulations for police investigations of those suspected of posing a threat to the peaceful conduct of marches is excessive . It has also been emphasized that the reasons for the detention must be carefully regulated. According to the latest indications, the government intends to maintain the 12-hour detention period for escorting people to police stations, without the need for validation by a magistrate (who should be notified, however), but only for those with specific criminal records.
Regarding the so-called "shield" (which would introduce an alternative register to that of suspects, at least for the duration of preliminary investigations), the government notes that it was conceived from the outset as a measure not only for law enforcement . This would overcome one of the objections raised by the Quirinale , which highlighted the need for more specific regulations. All these elements are on the table at the technical meetings to finalize the two measures, which—government sources explain—will not include bail for demonstrations, a requirement particularly insisted upon by the League.
KNIFE POLICE – The decree should also include a crackdown on knives , designed to curb youth violence, with administrative sanctions for those who sell them to minors. Regarding youth crime, the bill will include structural measures to hold parents of minors involved in crime accountable (anti-knife-fighting regulations).
RED ZONES – Emergency measures would also include measures to limit urban red zones , including increased urban DASPOs (Daspos) and the ability for prefects to establish no-entry zones in areas with repeated incidents of illegal activity . Regarding resisting checkpoints, a specific criminal offense is planned for those who fail to stop at police checkpoints and flee in a dangerous manner.
NAVAL BLOCKADE - The bill, which will then have to go through the parliamentary process, should instead include the so-called 'naval blockade' , that is, the possibility of prohibiting (from 30 days to 6 months) the crossing of territorial waters in cases of terrorist threats or exceptional migratory pressure.
(Unioneonline/vl)