Andreas Ostheimer published a German summary of a speech by Giorgia Meloni. In it, the Italian Prime Minister condemned the violence at demonstrations over the weekend in Milan and other cities and announced that the Council of Ministers had passed a decree with new measures. According to Ostheimer's summary, violent participation in a demonstration should be classified as a new criminal offense. Anyone who joins a group of at least five people, throws objects, and endangers others could face up to five years in prison and up to 20,000 euros in fines. Stricter penalties should apply for those wearing masks or causing injuries; harsher sanctions are also planned for communal property damage. Ostheimer reported that Meloni also announced that preventive detention could be applied to minors in the future. A regulation stating that it would be presumed that youths aged 14 to 18 understand the consequences of their actions unless proven otherwise should take immediate effect with the decree. For damages to public property, the prefect should send a payment request to the family; in the case of damages to private property, the owner could apply to a judge for an immediately enforceable payment order. Parents should be held responsible for damages caused by minors. Meloni labeled destruction and theft as crimes and not as legitimate forms of protest. Additionally, by the end of the year, another 500 soldiers were to be deployed to Milan, and the number of judges and places in juvenile detention facilities was to be increased. #Italien #Gewalt #Gesetzgebung (translated)