Anti-immigrant, separatist
Northern League leader Matteo Salvini on Tuesday blasted a
cabinet decree that would give judges the option of letting
people off for crimes punishable by up to five years in prison.
These include coercion, fraud, property damage, and theft.
"Utter madness," Salvini said on his Facebook profile.
"Italy under the left has become a criminal paradise. I'm not
giving up. The League will conduct total opposition to this
insanity".
The purpose of the decree is reportedly to lighten the
justice system case load and find alternatives to prison.
Under the decree, a motion to dismiss the case can be filed
at any point during proceedings, and it will be up to the
preliminary investigations judge (GIP) to make the call.
The measure only effectively depenalizes behaviors that are
not a cause for social alarm, Justice Minister Andrea Orlando
reportedly said.
The decree also streamlines procedures for extradition
requests, among other measures.
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