FdI is relaunching its bill to halt compensation payments to those who commit serious crimes by their victims, first presented two years ago by Senator Raffaele Speranzon and incorporated last week into the new security decree approved by the government. Presenting the text to journalists are the two Meloni party group leaders in the Chamber and Senate, Galeazzo Bignami and Lucio Malan, along with deputies Giovanni Donzelli and Francesco Filini and senators Marco Lisei and Raffaele Speranzon.
"For us this is a common-sense principle, already contained in our Civil Code," states Bignami. "With the government's incorporation of it, FdI shows it is leading the line on security and the common sense that must guide these provisions."
"With the new Security Decree we have made this proposal a government battle," continues Donzelli. "We are talking about an intervention that goes beyond the issue of self-defence, on which we are always ready to engage. There are cases in which one is objectively a victim, and in those cases one cannot be made to pay twice." "We need to put clear language in the codes to set a limit on questionable interpretations of existing laws, such as the exorbitant sum paid by Mario Roggero," adds Malan.
For Filini: "We are going to fix the legal short circuit whereby the victim finds themselves forced to compensate their attackers. This measure was filed two years ago in the Senate — we are certainly not acting on the basis of current news. We are sending a message to criminals: anyone who decides to commit a crime cannot expect compensation if they suffer harm in the process. I hope everyone will rally behind this proposal, including the left." Lisei adds: "There is already provision for no compensation in cases of self-defence, but subsequent assessments have nonetheless led to victims having to pay. With this bill we want to introduce an automatic mechanism to prevent that from happening."
Salvini: 'Roggero should be out of prison, alternative sentences exist'
"Mario Roggero is unfortunately in prison and I hope he gets out as soon as possible. The sentence has been handed down definitively, however a sentence can be served not only in prison but also through alternative means: I am thinking of house arrest, community service, services in favour of the community, and so I am counting on Mario spending as little time as possible in an Italian prison." This was stated by Infrastructure Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini on the sidelines of a military ceremony in Rome.
"A Lega proposal on always-legitimate self-defence? We will discuss it," he added. "But we have been working on it for months, not hours — clearly we are not in the business of chasing the news cycle. The issue of self-defence and the new rule, of which I am proud and which has spared many citizens who defended themselves from trials, prison and suffering, does however need updating for 2026, also taking into account the mental state of those who are attacked, of those threatened at gunpoint." "In those moments one clearly cannot demand or expect total, absolute clarity of mind, and therefore a degree of understanding towards those attacked in their home, their shop, their business at gunpoint should, from a legislative standpoint, be enshrined in law."
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