Italian politician under investigation for euthanasia paralyzed DJ

Marco Cappato

Italian politician Marco Cappato became involved in the investigation after euthanasia of DJ Fabio Antonini. On Wednesday, March 1, according to La Stampa,

According to the publication, 27 February the musician, known for under the creative name of DJ Fabo, voluntarily resigned from the life in a Swiss clinic. After a car accident in 2014 in India, he was blinded and paralyzed.

In January, Antoniani with the help of his girlfriend recorded videoprobe to the Italian President to give him the right to euthanasia at home. The government passed a law, and relatives of the victim decided to go to a medical center in Switzerland. Cappato helped them in this matter.

28 Feb politician himself came to the police in Milan and told how he helped a paralyzed DJ to fulfil his desire, and now continues to assist others in the same hopeless patients.

Then Cappato were made to the number of suspects under the criminal code of Italy “Incitement to suicide or aid in its Commission”. Through it the guilty threatens from 5 till 12 years of imprisonment.

On March 13, in the lower house of the Italian Parliament scheduled consideration of the bill on the so-called biological Testament. The document States what medical care he signed his like or would not like to receive in case of serious illness or incapacity. There is also the possibility to order not to prolong life artificially and allowed to die without support equipment.

The reason for the rapid receipt of the draft law in Parliament was the incident with Fabio Antonini.

Marco Cappato is known that long-sought recovery is prohibited in Italy in 2011 of euthanasia.

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