Statement by President Meloni following approval of the law allowing women and children to be removed from mafia families

Parliament’s unanimous approval of the law allowing women and children to be removed from mafia families represents a key element in innovating the anti-mafia legislation developed by Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino and making it increasingly solid and effective.

This law introduces a new prevention tool, in addition to the existing legislative and operational provisions regarding law enforcement and cooperation. The State will offer an alternative of freedom for those born into mafia families who do not want to grow up to become a mafioso. Children, youngsters and women will have the chance to choose their own path and the State will provide them with the necessary protection to build a free, honest and safe life elsewhere.

I wish to thank President Colosimo and the rest of the Parliamentary Anti-Mafia Committee as well as all those who have supported this initiative, pursuing it with perseverance and determination. With this law, on the eve of the 34th anniversary of the Via D’Amelio bombing, we are once again reaffirming our commitment to honouring, through actions, the memory of those who have sacrificed everything to free Italy from the mafia ‘cancer’.

[Courtesy translation]

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Inglese

Fonte: 
Il Presidente del Consiglio

Tipologia Contenuto: 
Notizie

Governo: 
Meloni

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