During the discussion of the Security Bill in the joint commissions responsible for Constitutional Affairs and Justice of the Chamber, all the amendments made to article 12 were rejected, which makes the obligation to postpone the current sentences for pregnant women and mothers with children under 18 optional for one year. An election that faced opposition from the Forza Italia deputies who did not participate in the vote and announced that they would submit an amendment to the assembly to amend the law. The leader of the League group in the commission, Igor Iezzi, also participates in the work, dismissed due to the clashes that broke out in the Assembly during the vote on differentiated autonomy.
Law against “pickpocketing” contrary to UN convention on children’s rights
Currently, pregnant women and those who care for children under one year of age are protected by Law No. 40 of March 8, 2001, which guarantees them a deferment of sentence in order to protect their health and the interests of the children. A guarantee that falls within the framework of human rights according to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. If the new law is adopted without any changes, the judge will decide whether to continue or postpone the detention, depending on the situation.
The League and the Italian Brothers aim to change the law after outrage over pickpockets who escaped from prison because they were pregnant; Carroccio leader Matteo Salvini has shared several videos on social networks of trains. Metro stations in Rome and Milan are promising to send those responsible, even those with “peace”, to prison.
Carfagna (Action): “Arresting women, not torturers, is proof of the weakness of the state”
Mara Carfagna, former minister of equal opportunities, criticized the Meloni government’s decision: “It is surprising that a government that glorifies and guarantees motherhood promotes a rule that would allow the judiciary to keep pregnant women in prison even in the ninth month. While mothers of children under one year old risk having these women give birth behind bars and their children being denied emergency neonatal care,” explains the head of Azione, adding: “Children are guilty in any case, it is a useless cruelty to think that they can grow up in prison just because their mothers committed a crime. If they really want to eliminate pickpocketing and theft racket, they should definitely shoot leaders who are not pregnant women or their newborn children. Even recently, there have been cases of very young pregnant women being forced to steal and beaten if they do not do it.
Source: Today IT
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