A Brescia prosecutor has sparked a
furore by requesting that a case against a Bangladeshi man for
allegedly mistreating his wife be shelved on the grounds that
the abuse was the result of his "cultural system" and not the
"will to crush or degrade the spouse".
The request led to calls for Justice Minister Carlo Nordio to
send in inspectors.
The Brescia prosecutor's office on Tuesday distanced itself from
the request, while stressing that the magistrate was independent
in taking such decisions.
Brescia Prosecutor Francesco Prete said the office "repudiates
any form of judicial relativism, does not admit justifications
that do not belong to our laws and has always been extremely
firm in pursuing violence... against women regardless of any
cultural reference".
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