People convicted of terrorism or assaulting police officers will be banned from public squares according to the draft of a decree upping demo security after a protest against the closure of an anarchist squat hurt 100 officers including one who suffered broken bones after hammer blows in Turin Saturday.
The ban on attending meetings or gatherings in public places will be imposed by a judge upon conviction for a series of crimes, ranging from terrorist or subversive attacks, to devastation and looting, and assaulting law enforcement officers, health workers, or referees, according to a summary of the security decree, which is scheduled for consideration by Premier Giorgia Meloni's cabinet later Thursday.
According to the summary, the police commissioner may order the convicted person to appear in person one or more times, at the designated times, at the competent police office or command post during the day of the demonstrations subject to the ban.
Violations of the ban carry penalties ranging from four months to one year.
Legal guarantees are also ensured for police acting in self-defence under the draft.
