Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese replied to those who have complained for days about the difficulties associated with controls in bars, restaurants and other indoor venues, for which the green pass is mandatory. The owners, clarified the head of the Interior Ministry, “will not be able to ask customers for an identity card”. The Minister for Autonomies, Mariastella Gelmini, then reiterated this. In a speech to “Stasera Italia” on Rete 4 he said that “the Green pass is not a tool to punish or sanction, but to keep contagions under control and defend the spaces of freedom conquered. Minister Lamorgese clarified something obvious. We do not ask restaurateurs to transform themselves into sheriffs, policemen or law enforcement. We ask the restaurateur to verify the presence of the Green pass. There will then be random checks by the police forces ».
We are moving towards random checks
To give the line on the controls was therefore the head of the Interior Ministry. “The rule – explained Lamorgese – is that the green pass is required without an identity document.” The minister gave an example: going to the restaurant with the pass “is like going to the cinema and showing the ticket” and ” that the operators ask for the documents, the restaurateurs must not be policemen “and there will be” random checks in the premises together with the administrative police “. The minister announced a clarification circular on the matter. We are therefore moving towards “random” checks, even if sources from the Interior Ministry let it be known that the police forces “are fully committed to ensuring compliance with the rules” on the use of the certificate, and the implementation of checks “represents a delicate step », With« the primary objective of protecting public health ».
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Restaurateurs, ok Lamorgese on the Green pass but now we need the norm
“We appreciate the words of Minister Lamorgese on the fact that it is not up to the managers to check the documents, because this would go beyond their duties, but it is good to clarify: if a person shows a Green pass of another person and is discovered in the random police checks, a bartender cannot be responsible and in turn risk a penalty. Therefore it is necessary to intervene on the sanctioning framework: change the norm or at least circulate a ministerial circular ». Thus the general manager of the Italian Federation of Public Exercises (FIPE) of Confcommercio, Roberto Calugi.
Confesercenti: relief for managers
Lamorgese’s clarification was also appreciated by Confesercenti who spoke of “relief for the managers who had found themselves in the improper task of public security agents”. “Now the penalties for companies are also eliminated”, added the association, according to which “the obligation of the Green Pass remains a restrictive measure that is not painless for the sector”.