{
  "id": 15786955,
  "title": "Meloni approves by decree the preventive arrest of minors and that they be charged from the age of 14",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/meloni-aprueba-por-decreto-el-arresto-preventivo-de-menores-y-que",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T18:37:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais",
    "slug": "el-pais",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/internacional/2026-10-20/meloni-aprueba-por-decreto-el-arresto-preventivo-de-menores-y-que-sean-imputables-desde-los-14-anos.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Italy's Government, led by Giorgia Meloni, has approved a decree introducing stricter security measures targeting minors. The move comes after recent incidents and looting in Milan, where 80% of the 271 detained were underage. The new measures include preventive arrest or 12-24 hour detention of minors suspected of potential criminal activity before public gatherings, and lowering the age of criminal liability from 18 to 14. Parents will also be held financially responsible for damages caused by their children. A new offense of \"violent participation in a demonstration\" carries a penalty of up to five years in prison.",
  "summary": "El Gobierno italiano introduce nuevas medidas restrictivas tras los disturbios en Milán, pero el presidente de la República frena su plan de dar poderes de policía al Ejército desplegado en la ciudad",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}