Overview
- Three Justice Ministry inspectors arrived at the L’Aquila juvenile court on March 17 to review case files, prompting the postponement of scheduled hearings as a multi‑day inspection proceeds toward a report to Minister Carlo Nordio.
- The parents’ lawyers filed an appeal to the Court of Appeal in L’Aquila, attaching an ASL neuropsychiatry report that recommends reunifying the children with their parents under supervision.
- Defense filings argue that earlier concerns have been addressed, citing acceptance of a new municipal apartment, vaccinations for the children and educational support, and they propose restoring parental authority at least to the father if further review of the mother is required.
- The children remain in the Vasto residential facility; the Palmoli municipality has paid over €24,000 for their placement and has provided a furnished home intended for a monitored family return.
- Senate President Ignazio La Russa will receive the parents on March 25, drawing sharp criticism from opposition parties that denounce the meeting as political in the run‑up to the justice referendum.