Overview
- Fratelli d’Italia MP Maria Carolina Varchi proposes extending article 416-bis to create the offense of “apologia e istigazione” of mafia-related behavior.
- The text envisions six months to three years in prison and fines up to €10,000, with harsher sanctions for content disseminated via press or digital tools.
- Roberto Saviano warns the measure could expose fiction, books, songs and online posts to criminal liability and blur the line between reporting and praise.
- At the Rome presentation of Gomorra – Le Origini, director Marco D’Amore said creators would “get arrested in many,” underscoring alarm in the industry.
- The proposal has been assigned to the Chamber’s Justice Committee for review, and Varchi says she welcomes debate on depictions that she views as normalizing mafia culture; the Gomorra prequel is scheduled to debut on Sky and Now on 9 January.