«There is greater aggression than in the past. A big battle that parents have to fight is against the use of cell phones, because I am convinced that aggression has increased since there was excessive use.” The League senator and president of the Palazzo Madama Justice Committee, Giulia Bongiorno, has no doubts, at a time when the phenomenon of femicides reaches increasingly worrying dimensions, as the tragic story of Giulia Cecchettin unfortunately demonstrates. Lawyer and inspirer, as the first signatory of the so-called Red Code law, Bongiorno reiterated the importance of carrying forward certain themes in schools, such as that relating to consent education. «We women are full of guilt since we were born. Women’s great generosity is, in some cases, very dangerous. Feelings of guilt sometimes create generosity, with fatal results”, the parliamentarian then highlighted.
Meanwhile, the Senate Justice Committee unanimously gave the green light to the bill, already approved in the Chamber Assembly, a government initiative, presented by the Minister of Family, Birth and Equal Opportunities, Eugenia Roccella, in consultation with the head of the Department of Justice. Justice, Carlo Nordio, and with the head of the Ministry of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, establishing provisions to combat violence against women and domestic violence. In fact, the president of the Chamber, Susanna Campione, from Fratelli d’Italia, was mandated to present herself to the Chamber in the next few hours for the definitive approval of the measures. This is a sign of unity, of compactness on the part of political forces, aimed at the country and Italians. “There is a common sensitivity that is an important fact”, commented Roccella, who hopes that the measure will be approved unanimously in the Senate Chamber, similar to what happened in the Montecitorio Chamber. A provision that fully fits into the Red Code and which provides for several rules both in terms of strengthening the protection of victims and in terms of preventing the phenomenon. Prevention tools such as the alert from the Police Commissioner, the electronic bracelet – with provision for arrest in case of tampering -, the minimum approach distance of no less than 500 meters from places frequented by the victim, dynamic surveillance are reinforced, and it is established its application to so-called “espionage crimes”, in order to avoid possible episodes of violence.
There is also scope for “deferred preliminary injunction” imprisonment, at the same time that the institution of special surveillance is strengthened and the aggravation of sentences is contemplated when crimes are committed despite the application of prevention measures. Furthermore, the definition of domestic violence is expanded, with the inclusion of so-called “witnessed violence”, that is, violence committed in the presence of minors. The provisions contained in the bill intervene decisively in supporting victims of crimes, expanding the information that must be provided to them, acting on the compensation owed to them and on the request for compensation from victims of violent intentional crimes. Finally, the text values specific training initiatives for operators and promotes specialization in the area of judges who will have to interact with victims.
Source: IL Tempo
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