Dl Cortei, criminal lawyers: “Constitutional principles at risk; this is an extremely serious piece of legislation concerning minors”

Rome, 21 Oct. (LaPresse) – “The risk is that we will once again undermine the founding principles of our criminal and constitutional legal system, as is the case with the introduction of an unprecedented offence of association without any actual association.” So said Francesco Petrelli, president of the Union of Criminal Chambers, when contacted by LaPresse regarding the decree approved yesterday by the Council of Ministers. “The extension of deferred arrest is extremely serious, as it also applies to minors, for whom the criteria for assessing maturity have also been altered: the latter is a controversial reform that was still under discussion in Parliament,” he concluded.