Catholic political movement
Italia Cristiana on Tuesday registered a formal complaint
against Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino for transcribing 16 gay
marriages contracted abroad in city hall in contravention of
State law, calling for the centre-left politician to be removed
from his post.
Marino "not only violated the principles of correctness,
loyalty and proper working of the public administration, but he
also became responsible for the crime of abuse of office," wrote
lawyer Massimiliano Tedeschi in the complaint.
Italia Cristiana claims Rome's mayor, a member of Premier
Matteo Renzi's Democratic Party (PD), violated constitutional
and civil norms safeguarding heterosexual marriage in
transgression of the constitution and orders from the interior
ministry and Rome prefecture.
Interior Minister Angelino Alfano ordered Rome Prefect
Giuseppe Pecoraro to annul the transcription after Marino made
known his intention to transcribe the marriage certificates of
five lesbian couples and 11 gay couples in city hall on Saturday
in the absence of a law recognising same-sex unions in Italy.
Also on Tuesday consumer association Codacons said it was
pursuing legal action to block a formal request for Marino to
void the transcriptions, presented by the prefect on Monday.
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