Salvini to launch petition for introduction of chemical-castration law
Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Interior Matteo Salvini announced that his League party, of which he is leader, is going to start a petition this weekend for the introduction of chemical-castration for people convicted of sexual violence.
Salvini has reiterated his call for chemical castration in the wake of several cases of rape that shocked the country.
Last week there was a gang rape of a woman near Viterbo, allegedly by activists for the far-right party CasaPound, and Tuesday’s report that a man revenge-raped his former partner after she left him and sent nude photos of her to his friends.
Salvini said that in view of these cases, prison is not enough.
Salvini said that the League will collect signatures in all of Italy’s squares on Saturday and Sunday to support its bill to introduce chemical castration in addition to prison to treat pedophiles and rapists.
Via ANSA
