Italy deploys troops and tightens security laws after Milan unrest
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Italy deployed 500 additional soldiers to Milan and mobilised thousands of police officers ahead of demonstrations planned for Saturday, one week after protesters looted shops and clashed with police in the city centre.
The troops, who join hundreds already stationed in Milan, will guard key sites and support surveillance but will not receive policing powers. Authorities also prepared drones, railway-station checks, rapid-response units and online monitoring. Security was heightened in Rome as protests were planned across eight cities over fuel and housing costs, low wages, public services and budget cuts.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s cabinet approved measures creating the offence of “violent participation in a demonstration,” with prison terms of up to five years and fines of as much as €20,000 for participation in a group of at least five people that endangers public safety. The measures also increase penalties for rioting, permit authorities to seek prompt compensation for damage and hold parents financially liable for vandalism committed by minors. Police may detain people aged 14 to 17 when evidence indicates they pose a danger, even if they have not committed a crime.
Police said last weekend’s Milan unrest involved about 2,000 mostly young protesters. Forty-five people were arrested over two days, including 34 minors, according to The Associated Press. Separate truck-driver blockades over diesel prices disrupted fuel and food supplies in southern Italy, although most had been lifted by Friday.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Add the group-size threshold to accurately describe the scope of the new offence. - "with prison terms of up to five years and fines of as much as €20,000 for conduct that endangers public safety": This omits the law's threshold that the offence applies to someone participating in a group of at least five people, materially broadening the provision.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Italy deploys troops and tightens security laws after Milan unrest
Italy deployed 500 additional soldiers to Milan and mobilised thousands of police officers ahead of demonstrations planned for Saturday, one week after protesters looted shops and clashed with police in the city centre.
The troops, who join hundreds already stationed in Milan, will guard key sites and support surveillance but will not receive policing powers. Authorities also prepared drones, railway-station checks, rapid-response units and online monitoring. Security was heightened in Rome as protests were planned across eight cities over fuel and housing costs, low wages, public services and budget cuts.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s cabinet approved measures creating the offence of “violent participation in a demonstration,” with prison terms of up to five years and fines of as much as €20,000 for conductparticipation in a group of at least five people that endangers public safety. The measures also increase penalties for rioting, permit authorities to seek prompt compensation for damage and hold parents financially liable for vandalism committed by minors. Police may detain people aged 14 to 17 when evidence indicates they pose a danger, even if they have not committed a crime.
Police said last weekend’s Milan unrest involved about 2,000 mostly young protesters. Forty-five people were arrested over two days, including 34 minors, according to The Associated Press. Separate truck-driver blockades over diesel prices disrupted fuel and food supplies in southern Italy, although most had been lifted by Friday.
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