Preventive detention becomes a 12-hour "escort" to the police station, of which the prosecutor must be immediately informed, who can order the release . And the so-called "criminal shield" for officers disappears, transformed into a "separate register" for all crimes with "justifying cause."
Thus, the government addresses the Quirinale's concerns about the previous draft of the security decree.
Here's what the amended measure approved by the Council of Ministers provides.
For a series of crimes, the judge will also order a ban on participation in meetings or gatherings in public places : terrorist attack with deadly or explosive devices, devastation, looting, and massacre aimed at undermining the security of the State, violence or threats against a political, administrative, or judicial body or its individual members, even if aggravated, devastation and looting, massacre, arson, damage followed by arson against public buildings, transport infrastructure, private buildings, monuments, industrial plants, construction sites, agricultural businesses, attacks on transport safety, voluntary or unintentional homicide (including attempted homicide), personal injury committed with aggravating circumstances or with weapons or corrosive substances, or against a disguised person or by several people gathered together, or against an officer or agent of the judicial police or public security in the exercise of their duties, or against health workers, referees, or other persons ensuring the technical regularity of sporting events.
The police commissioner may order the convicted person to appear in person one or more times, at the designated times, at the competent police station or headquarters during the day on which the prohibited demonstrations take place . Violations of the ban are punishable by penalties ranging from four months to one year.
