Overview

• Senators voted 112–57 to deny authorization for a peculato trial of former Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano over the Pompei honor key, ruling it pursued public interest within his government role.
• The Senate deemed 117–23 that Forza Italia’s Maurizio Gasparri cannot be prosecuted for alleging political motives by prosecutor Luca Tescaroli, classifying his remarks as part of parliamentary activity.
• Lawmakers also voted 118–18 to shield comments by Matteo Renzi in his book Il Mostro accusing pm Christine Fumia von Borries of ignoring exculpatory evidence, while a separate civil defamation case in Milan continues.
• These immunity rulings follow mid-July votes on judicial career separation and prison-decongestion reforms that have intensified debates over the separation of powers.
• Opposition senators from Movimento 5 Stelle and Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra argued that the immunity measures erode equality before the law and weaken judicial oversight.