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.

  • nefonous@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    To be exact, there is a difference between insult and defamation

    I’m not too sure about the technicalities either, so I’m not sure if insulting is also a problem.

    But declamation requires saying something false to ruin the other person’s reputation, and it’s actually a crime even against normal people

    • wazoobonkerbrain@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      declamation requires saying something false to ruin the other person’s reputation

      *defamation

      Declamation is a form of rhetoric.