Overview
- In November, the L’Aquila juvenile court ordered the three children removed to a residential facility and temporarily suspended both parents’ custody after earlier welfare checks.
- The parents have filed an appeal challenging the decision.
- Justice Minister Carlo Nordio requested the court case files and indicated inspectors could verify whether the removal complied with the law.
- Italy’s national judges’ association ANM defended the ruling as grounded in technical, objective assessments and described it as well founded.
- Public reaction grew, with an online petition exceeding 13,000 signatures and statements from Giorgia Meloni expressing concern and Matteo Salvini condemning what he called a “judicial kidnapping.”