What Meloni said at a press conference on the Law Decree after the CDM

First “operational” council of ministers for the Meloni government and first press conference for the premier together with the Minister of the Interior Piantedosi, the Minister of Justice Nordio and that of Health Schillaci in the light of the measures adopted. Above all, the renewal of the impedimental prison – of which the premier said she was “proud” -, then the crackdown on rave parties, the stop of the vaccination obligation for health personnel but at the same time the maintenance of the use of masks in hospitals and RSA. At the beginning of the press conference, the premier listed the appointments of the undersecretaries and deputy ministers and announced that Bruno Frattasi is the new prefect of Rome to replace Piantedosi.

“We promised speed, we were fast,” Meloni introduced. «This morning we proceeded to approve a first decree – he added -, which in my opinion is very important. Personally, for me, it is at times symbolic because in the report I made to the Chambers I mentioned the fight against organized crime. I am proud that the first provision of this government contains an initiative that goes in this direction ». In this regard, “we have decided to intervene on a matter that is particularly close to our heart, namely the impedimental prison – he explained -. And out of respect for the work done by Parliament we have decided to take the law as voted in the House and included in the decree ». The measure, together with the tightening of penitentiary benefits for those who do not collaborate, specified the premier, “was agreed with the Minister of Justice Carlo Nordio”.

“There was a risk of paralysis of our judicial system and that there was no legal certainty because there was the danger that convicted people could get out of prison”, added the Prime Minister, explaining the reason for the postponement of the Cartabia reform decided by the government. “For the purposes of the NRP, nothing changes, we took two months.” We have “welcomed the cry of pain of the Prosecutors, the investigating judge, the Courts of Appeal and the General Prosecutor’s Office – added Nordio – in asking for the postponement of the application of the Cartabia reform, which in any case goes in the right direction”.

With the norm on rave parties, moreover, “we intervene on the matter with a norm that provides for a new crime, that of Invasion for dangerous gatherings”, continued Meloni. “Initially it was decided to intervene on an aggravating circumstance for the crime that already exists – he explained -, namely Invasion of land and buildings, but we have chosen to introduce a new and different crime to prevent it from being included among the crimes against the heritage and not for public safety “.