2023-07-18 16:03:16
The Italian public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation against the singer of the British group Placebo, Brian Molko, who recently called far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on stage “racist and fascist”, local media reported on Tuesday. BELGAIMAGE Published on 07/18/2023 at 18:03 By Sudinfo with Belga
The 50-year-old American-British artist was taking part in the “Sonic Park” festival in Stupinigi, near Turin (north) on July 11, when he launched in front of thousands of spectators: “Giorgia Meloni, dirty fascist, racist shit, kiss my ass”.
Some municipalities have since made it known that they would refuse to allow the group to perform on their territory. The city of Matera announced that it was withdrawing its subsidies to the same festival which is to relocate there, while the mayor of Sassari (Sardinia) told him that he would not prevent the group from holding its concert on August 1 .
“The municipality of Sassari does not condemn anyone and does not lecture anyone. If Placebo commits obscene, vulgar acts, they will answer to justice, not to the mayor or to the region, “said Nanni Campus, today without a label, but from the same political movement as Giorgia Meloni.
Paola Ambrogio, a senator from Ms Meloni’s Fratelli d’Italia party, lashed out at “a slap in the face to Italy and democracy”.
Article 290 of the Italian penal code punishes with a fine of 1,000 to 5,000 euros any person who “publicly defames the Republic” but also Parliament, the government, the constitutional council, justice or the army.
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