Article 434 bis on illegal raves, doubts that it can be extended to each gathering. Letta asks for the stop- Corriere.it

The first to raise doubts on article 434 bis of the criminal code was the former Minister of Justice Andrea Orlando (Pd) on Monday. Be careful – he said – because in addition to providing disproportionate penalties, it could also be used for something else. The new rule introduced by decree law for reasons of urgency could in fact not be applicable only to counter illegal raves, as established by the Council of Ministers on the proposal of the Ministry of the Interior, although in the explanatory report reference is made to musical events. The law punishes in fact, with penalties from three to six years of imprisonment, and a fine from one thousand to 10 thousand euros, with possible measure of special surveillance for the organizers, and in any case, mandatory seizure of all the tools used by the organizers, who plans the arbitrary invasion of land and private and public buildings with the aim of holding gatherings of more than 50 people d

awhich could result in dangers to public order, safety and public health. Orlando is now joined by the secretary of the Democratic Party, Enrico Letta, who asks for a stop to the law: The government withdraws the first paragraph of article 434bis of the reform of the Criminal Code. a very serious mistake. Raves have nothing to do with such a norm. the freedom of citizens that is thus being questioned writes on Twitter.

There are many fears that the anti-rave article may actually also be applied in different – and more frequent – fields of assemblies like Modena, because the term gathering does not only refer to an unauthorized musical event. That is why the article in question – which provides for reduced penalties for participants – could actually be contested in the event of gatherings for occupations of buildings in schools, housing emergenciesor even unauthorized events. Any outdoor place where abusive sit-ins have been organized or in any case not notified to the Police Headquarters could be considered ground. On the other hand the words of the Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi a margin of approval of the new law were clear, especially in reference to the rave of Modena: The events and shows must be organized in compliance with the rules, in particular those on safety, to protect the participants themselves. Suffice it to say that in Modena a building at risk of collapse was used for the rave party. So, whoever set up the event placed all the participants in grave danger in addition to causing damage to the owners of the areas, to circulation and to the economic and commercial fabric.

On the other hand, the comment of Angelo Bonelli, co-spokesperson of Europa Verde and deputy of the Green and Left Alliance: I have carefully studied the norm on raves presented by Meloni and Piantedosi and I can say that raves have nothing to do with this provision, instead the protests will be hit che can range from occupations of universities, schools, mobilizations for environmental issues, such as the occupation of polluted land, up to the places where farm workers live on occupied land today. a liberticidal and fascist rule that even provides for a six-year sentence with the introduction of restrictive measures that normally apply to mafia members.