A Milan courtroom has ordered journalist Giulia Cortese to pay Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni 5,000 euros ($5,465) in damages for mocking her in a social media put up, in line with information company ANSA and different native media. Cortese additionally obtained a suspended wonderful of 1,200 euros for a tweet in October 2021 that was deemed “physique shaming” resulting from feedback about Meloni’s peak.
The authorized motion stemmed from a social media conflict between Meloni, who was then main the Brothers of Italy celebration in opposition, and Cortese. The journalist had posted a doctored picture of Meloni with an image of the late fascist chief Benito Mussolini within the background. In response, Cortese tweeted, “You do not scare me, Giorgia Meloni. In any case, you are just one.2 meters (4 toes) tall. I can not even see you.”
Meloni’s peak is listed as between 1.58 m and 1.63 m on varied media web sites.
Cortese has the choice to enchantment the sentence. Meloni’s lawyer acknowledged that any damages awarded to the prime minister could be donated to charity.
Reporters With out Borders highlighted the excessive variety of lawsuits towards journalists in Italy, dropping the nation to forty sixth place in its 2024 World Press Freedom Index.
Meloni is understood for taking authorized motion towards journalists. Final yr, a Rome courtroom fined writer Roberto Saviano 1,000 euros plus authorized bills after he insulted her on tv in 2021 over her hardline stance on unlawful immigration.
In Might, journalists at Italian state broadcaster RAI went on strike to protest what they described as “suffocating management” by Meloni’s authorities.
With inputs from companies
The authorized motion stemmed from a social media conflict between Meloni, who was then main the Brothers of Italy celebration in opposition, and Cortese. The journalist had posted a doctored picture of Meloni with an image of the late fascist chief Benito Mussolini within the background. In response, Cortese tweeted, “You do not scare me, Giorgia Meloni. In any case, you are just one.2 meters (4 toes) tall. I can not even see you.”
Meloni’s peak is listed as between 1.58 m and 1.63 m on varied media web sites.
Cortese has the choice to enchantment the sentence. Meloni’s lawyer acknowledged that any damages awarded to the prime minister could be donated to charity.
Reporters With out Borders highlighted the excessive variety of lawsuits towards journalists in Italy, dropping the nation to forty sixth place in its 2024 World Press Freedom Index.
Meloni is understood for taking authorized motion towards journalists. Final yr, a Rome courtroom fined writer Roberto Saviano 1,000 euros plus authorized bills after he insulted her on tv in 2021 over her hardline stance on unlawful immigration.
In Might, journalists at Italian state broadcaster RAI went on strike to protest what they described as “suffocating management” by Meloni’s authorities.
With inputs from companies
