Sexual violence: the Bongiorno bill passes by majority in the Justice commission

Pass a majorityin Justice Commission al Senateil ddl Good morning on the sexual violence. Twelve votes in favor and ten against allow the forces supporting the government to adopt it as the basic text. But on the provision that revolves around “dissent“of the victim – and not about his failure”consent” – it’s again clash.

The oppositions in fact they attack the merits of rules which, they accuse, “make us take steps backwards on protection of women victims of violence“, ma he political knot it also remains on another level, after the approval of the bill had reached the Chamberunanimity: “he was betrayed pact between the two leader“, Giorgia Meloni e Elly Schleinsigned in Montecitorio, is in fact the j’accuse of the opposition, which Giulia Bongiornopresident of the Commission and rapporteur of the text, rejects the sender.

The betrayed pact on consensus

“That unanimous vote in the Chamber it was not a parliamentary accident: it was the result of a political agreement explicit, built in Montecitorio, which saw the Presidency of the Council make a commitment not to back down consensus principlerecognizing that on a topic like the gender violence the State must speak with one voice”, says the leader of the Democratic Party at Palazzo Madama, Francesco Bocciataking part in a session in the Commission in which there was no shortage of heated tones. “A sort of ideal handshake – Boccia said – between majority and oppositionwhich had a profound meaning: to tell women that their word mattersthat their ‘no it’s enoughthat it is not up to them to demonstrate that they have resisted, shouted, reacted. The measure arrived in the Senate, that pact was knowingly broken“.

The opposition’s accusations

“President Bongiorno did not stick to the agreements we had reached: we had almost reached a shared text and instead she presented a text that overturns everything”, underlines There’s Lopreiato per M5s. Per Ilaria Cucchi (Avs), “the right defends the patriarchal culture hitting the donne and weakening the fight against gender violence. Once again the right does propaganda on women’s skin, on our bodies. The consent it cannot be negotiated, it cannot be watered down, it cannot be cancelled. Without consent is rape. We will not sit silently and watch the games of the right. Will be battaglia in the squares and in Parliament for i rightsthe freedom el’women’s self-determination. Protect women it means protecting the quality of our democracy“, he announces.

Giulia Bongiorno’s reply

The minoritiesMeanwhile, they ask and obtain new hearingsthey want us to no longer proceed with the special path of editorial office which speeds up the time in the Chamber, but let’s go back to relevant phase to be able to deepen the examination of the rules. Bongiorno votes for the approval of his text in the commission and claims his rights legal and political choices: “I can say clearly and categorically that the agreement was to put law at the center of this law will of the woman agreement over-respected. And in my opinion, this text takes a step forward compared to that of the Chamber.”

And again: “No one here wants to cover up the bill on sexual violence. I wanted to move forward but since I believe that if we could understand that we put the woman at the center, the will of the woman and that if a agreement it would be good for everyone, so let’s see if a cycle of auditions it helps”, he adds. “The goal is to make a good text, the second goal is to try to find a agreementthe third is not to stretch the i too much times but I wouldn’t put this one before the other two”. And on the rumors of a confidential confrontation with Salvini or with Melons before depositing the text, he replies: “I don’t think it’s correct to talk about the discussions within the majority. I’ve read that many say that I spoke with Salvini. I don’t think I’ve ever talked about this text with Salvini. I think I read a statement from him in which he said he was very against lowering sentences. I must have had a very brief conversation. Most of the people I spoke with were Senator Stafani, fundamental in this process, the group FdIand I attempted to speak to the opposition groups“.