By Ahmet Gencturk
ATHENS (AA) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni argued that migrants are responsible for an increase in rape cases, according to media reports.
"Now I will be called racist, but there is a higher incidence, unfortunately, in cases of sexual violence, by immigrants, especially illegal ones,” she told a women’s magazine on Monday, according to the state-run ANSA news agency.
Meloni said criticism against her comes from the “degeneration of those who have nothing" because she pointed out the reality of the situation.
Efficient policing of cities and addressing illegal migration are important to guarantee the security of women, added Meloni.