Italy investigates Placebo singer for calling far-right PM ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’ - eviltoast
Brian Molko criticised Giorgia Meloni during a concert at the Sonic Park festival

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.

  • lemmyshmemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    422·
    1 year ago

    Pretty much. Shame in the Italian government for this:

    Italy’s criminal code punishes with a fine ranging from €1,000 to €5,000 (£858 to £4,290) anyone who “publicly defames the republic”, which includes the government, parliament, the courts and the army.