For the second time in Italy, in a trial over roadblocks by ProPal activists, a judge has been asked to refer the matter to the Constitutional Court, raising a question about the constitutionality of the recently approved "Security Decree," alleging violations of the right to demonstrate and other freedoms protected by the Constitution.
The request comes – as reported by L'Unione Sarda on newsstands today – from the lawyers of a young man accused of participating in a ProPal march that resulted in roadblocks and other alleged crimes.
Lawyers Patrizio Rovelli and Maria Grazia Monni filed the motion before the preliminary hearing judge of the Court of Cagliari, Giulia Tronci, asking her to suspend the proceedings and raise an objection of unconstitutionality before the Constitutional Court.
The young man is accused of a demonstration that took place on September 22, 2025, in Cagliari during a general strike called by the USB in support of the Global Sumud Flotilla. According to the prosecution, some protesters blocked traffic on Via Roma and Viale la Plaia, carrying out a roadblock that is now punishable by up to two years in prison under the new regulations.
The lawyers argue, however, that the entire legislation is incompatible with the Constitution.
The first case dates back to early June in Piedmont: the Turin Public Prosecutor's Office had asked to raise a question about the constitutionality of an article of the so-called "security decree" of April 11, 2025, concerning the roadblock, as part of a file on the occupation of a stretch of the highway on the outskirts of the Piedmontese capital during one of the ProPal demonstrations last fall.
(Unioneonline)
