The Marche regional government
has become the latest Italian region to mull an appeal to the
Constitutional Court against the government's security-migrant
decree that allegedly strips asylum seekers of basic rights.
Five regions are already appealing against the decree.
Umbria and Piedmont on Monday joined Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna
and Calabria in filing suits to the Constitutional Court to see
if the decree complies with Italy's founding charter, while
Lazio said it was considering the move.
The legal move comes after some leftwing mayors rebelled
against the decree, including Naples' Luigi de Magistris and
Palermo's Leoluca Orlando, who said his local authority would
not apply it.
The decree was drafted by Interior Minister and Deputy
Premier Salvini, who has said it will create order in the
management of asylum seekers and boost security.
He also said only migrants who commit crimes will be
penalised but opponents have denied this.
Critics say it unfairly strips some migrants of
access to healthcare and other local services and will see
thousands of people ejected from the legal reception system,
creating potential criminals.
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