Move forward to Montecitorio on the homophobia law. The House Justice Commission has adopted the unified text of the rapporteur Alessandro Zan as the basic text, on which the groups will present the amendments. The majority voted in favor against Lega and Fdi, while Fi did not participate in the vote "as a sign of openness".
The deadline for tabling amendments to the basic text on homophobia has been set in the House Justice Commission for next Thursday, July 16, at 11 am. The Commission itself decided.
"It is another step forward towards the law, the opposite front will change with its application", said the President of the Justice Commission of Montecitorio Francesca Businarolo. "With the adoption of the basic text of the proposals on homotransphobia - he added - we are moving towards the landing in the Chamber scheduled on July 27, after the electoral reform. The text foresees a prison sentence of one to four years for those who instigate violence homophobic, intervening on article 604 bis of the penal code. Its purpose is to expand the audience of the recipients of the protection and provide adequate tools against the so-called "hate crimes" (hate crimes), in addition to the diffusion of the culture of respect and tolerance. "