Italy's stalking and revenge porn protection orders

Police authorities in 2024 issued 2,746 stalking and revenge porn protection orders, up 44% compared to the previous year, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said during a Question Time session at the Lower House.

In addition, 5,858 domestic abuse protection orders were recorded last year, with a 126% increase on 2023, the interior minister noted, CE Report quotes ANSA.

Piantedosi told the House that 415 arrests were carried out last year under new 'deferred flagrant' rules approved in 2023 that allow to detain someone based on incriminating evidence including phone records, videos and photos within 48 hours of the abuse allegedly committed by the suspect.

Overall, more than 12,000 electronic bracelets were fitted last year, including over 5,700 against stalking, the minister told the House, stressing that the use of GPS bracelets has "significantly increased" under new legislation passed in 2023 to better protect women against gender-based abuse.