Meloni, Italian Prime Minister, Receives Murder Threats on SNS Ahead of Visit to Caivano

Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has reportedly received death threats ahead of her visit to Caivano near Naples.

According to Italy's ANSA news agency on the 31st (local time), after news of Prime Minister Meloni's visit to Caivano became known, death threat messages have been posted on social media platforms.

Caivano is known for its deteriorated facilities and continuous occurrences of serious crimes such as sexual assault and drug-related offenses. Last month, two girls aged 11 to 13 were gang-raped by six male teenagers. In relation to this incident, Meloni plans to visit Caivano on the day to discuss comprehensive measures to prevent similar incidents from recurring.

Some speculate that the death threats were posted by certain beneficiaries angry about Meloni's abolition of the citizen income. Meloni decided to gradually phase out the citizen income, a basic income policy introduced in 2019, by 2024. The official reason is that the citizen income reduces the motivation to work, but it is largely interpreted as an effort to reduce chronic fiscal deficits. Caivano has the highest proportion of citizen income recipients in all of Italy.

Through her social media, Meloni said, "I thank everyone who has expressed concern about the threats I received related to my visit to Caivano," adding, "This government will not back down one step in the face of threats."

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