Meloni heads Italy’s most rightwing government since the second world war. Italy’s criminal code punishes with a fine ranging from €1,000 to €5,000 anyone who “publicly defames the republic”, which includes the government, parliament, the courts and the army.
Having unenforced laws is a problem in itself. If everyone is used to ignoring the law and breaking it all the time, becomes a great way to let pretty tyrants selectively prosecute people they don’t like.