Italian judges will now receive the same legal protection as a police officer and other public officials, according to the Sport Minister, Andrea AbodiTo help prevent the increase in raid cases suffered by sports members such as football.
A change of the Criminal Code will indicate a more serious penalty, which may include sentences in jail, for acts of violence against referees, such as shoves, blows or threats. This proposal was adopted after the months of the conversation between The government and the Italian Association of Football Referees.
The law, which is part of a command approved by the Italian government on Friday night, expands protection to all referees responsible for guaranteeing injustice to sporting competitions.
Day of protest
The abuses against referees in all Italian football categories have become a growing concern. In December, the series A arbitrators aggravated the problem by staining their cheeks with black paint during matches as a protest symbol.
This phenomenon came last season to the point that the referee Diego Alfonzetti19, he was attacked when he ran a youth match in Sicily.
Alfonzetti He was invited to jump to the pitch with the referees before the Lazio-Roma Derbi of Serie A in April as an act of unity.
“The sport is honesty and unity. Those who do not receive it are warned: from tomorrow, violent behavior and aggression against referees will be punished without delay, even in prison,” The senator declared Andrea OstellariVice minister of justice.
Source: La Verdad
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