It is good to see Italy upholding the principle that all those within its borders are subject to the same law. That principle is eroding in Western states today, under pressure from Sharia advocates. “Supreme court sentences non-Italian father for child abuse,” from ANSA, March 30 (thanks to all who sent this in):
(ANSA) – Rome, March 30 – The Italian Supreme Court on Friday upheld a sentence for abuse and aggravated assault by a Moroccan father against his 12-year-old daughter.
Defense lawyers maintained that the father, who allegedly beat his daughter with a broom handle for “corrective” purposes after she could not properly recite the Koran, did so because of “cultural” reasons and should be given a lighter sentence accordingly.
The judge dismissed the defense’s argument, calling the treatment “violent and unjustifiable” whether from Italian nationals or foreigners.