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Italy investigates Placebo singer for calling far-right PM ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’ (www.theguardian.com)

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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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[–] GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good on Italy. Everyone, not just school children, should be protected from... name-calling 🤦

[–] lemmyshmemmy@lemmy.world -5 points 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.