Journalist Sigfrido Ranucci has authorized his lawyers to take action against magistrate Clementina Forleo following the post published on Sunday, August 16 on Facebook. This was learned by Ansa from sources close to the journalist. Forleo’s reply is ready: “My post, as clarified in the related comments, was a mere reflection on a news article that appeared in Il Foglio signed by Carmelo Caruso and then taken up by Salvo Sottile on his Facebook page. It does not appear to have ever been denied by the person concerned. In a state of law, everyone is responsible for their conduct, including their lawsuits.”
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Forleo, counselor of the Rome Court of Appeal, asked herself “Who is blackmailing Ranucci? Why does he want at all costs to keep the helm of Report (public service program) with the threat of leaking chats with ‘everyone’? And who are the ‘everyone’ he talks about?”. Statements that convinced the host to take legal action.
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Ranucci’s lawyer: every Rai decision tainted by falsehoods
Ranucci’s lawyer, Roberto De Vita, said: “Any initiative that Rai should take at this moment against Sigfrido Ranucci, and therefore the program Report, would inevitably be tainted by the falsehoods that, despite the clear and firm position of the Judicial Authority on the victim and his unawareness, have been incessantly fueled by pretextual controversies even within the Company.” Today, August 19, the newspaper Libero claims that Rai would have decided to relieve Ranucci from hosting Report and to consider another suitable placement within the company.
The political quarrel
For the leader of Brothers of Italy in the Chamber of Deputies, Galeazzo Bignami, “it is surreal that Sigfrido Ranucci, instead of clarifying the many shadows of his behavior, sues magistrate Clementina Forleo who, by virtue of her experience, points out a series of anomalies concerning the Ranucci-Lavitola case. What will the ANM do now, defend a magistrate from Ranucci’s arrogant attack or give another standing ovation to the close friend of the convicted Lavitola?” Opposite are the words of the former prime minister, Giuseppe Conte (M5S): “Meloni gives interviews to say that ‘Italy is stronger than before’ and they try to cover the economic emergency by enlisting all the newspapers and TV stations they control to throw mud 24 hours a day on the editorial staff of an investigative program like Report, which has been a real thorn in the side of a Government. Let’s stay vigilant: Report and its investigations are not a problem for Italians but only for politicians who do not tolerate investigative journalism.”
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