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.

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[–] 23 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

It's not defamation if it's true. Getting punished for stating the obvious is the hallmark of a fascist state. It's fishy that the original video from Repubblica has been removed.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Per Wikipedia:

    Defamation, at a first approximation, is any form of communication that can injure a third party's reputation.

    So it might be slander, dpending on Italy's laws. :(

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