There has been a rise in sexual
violence in Italy that is linked to illegal immigration,
Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said Monday.
"The scope of our Constitution, which does not allow
discrimination based on sex, must be clear to every newcomer, to
all those who want to live with us," he said n a video message
broadcast during the presentation of the Giulia Cecchettin
Foundation at the Chamber of Deputies.
"We must not pretend not to see that the increase in sexual
violence is also linked to forms of marginalization and deviance
that in some way derive from illegal immigration".
Cecchettin's father, Gino, asked about Valditara's statement,
said: "Let's say that there are values that we agree on and
others that we will have to talk about".
The murder a year ago of 22-year-old Cecchettin by her ex
boyfriend shocked Italy and highlighted its problem with
femicide and gender-based violence, leading to the setting up of
the foundation in her name.
Her ex, Filippo Turetta has admitted to stabbing Cecchettin to
death at Fossò, near Venice, on November 11, 2023, days before
she was due to
graduate from Padua University in biomedical engineering.
The case caused widespread dismay partly because of the
brutality of the killing and also because of the young age of
the perpetrator and victim.
Prosecutors say Turetta, who was doing the same course as
Cecchettin, stabbed her 75 times.
At a recent court hearing Turetta admitted having planned the
femicide.
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