The situation of the family in the Palmoli woods "must be considered extremely carefully, balancing the interests of both sides. It's clear that if any disciplinary issues were to emerge, I would exercise the powers granted to me by law."
Justice Minister Carlo Nordio stated at question time in the Chamber of Deputies: "I immediately investigated the matter through the inspectorate, requesting the complete transmission of all the documents that have not yet arrived."
The Minister of Justice therefore says he is ready to intervene , but is waiting for the documents, and does not hide his doubts about the judges' decision: «After years and years of bombardment, even in the media, against the civilization of consumption , against the modernization of life, industrialization, then when a family decides to live peacefully, according to Rousseau's criteria, in nature, we arrive at such extreme measures » such as the removal of minors from parental authority.
Furthermore: "The emotional stability of minors is a highly sensitive issue that legislators and magistrates must ensure. The forced removal of a minor and the conditions that legitimize it must never ignore the necessary and difficult balance between the minor's future interests and the current interest in maintaining the status quo."
This, the minister emphasized, is "an extreme measure to be resorted to after carefully evaluating the repercussions such a measure could have on the minor's physical and psychological well-being, and always keeping in mind the best interests of the child, as enshrined in the Constitution, regarding the rights of children and adolescents."
(Unioneonline)