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.

  • ParsnipWitch@feddit.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The public prosecution department in Germany let someone’s home got searched because he called a conservative politician “Du bist so 1 Pimmel” (“you are such a penis”) via Twitter.

    At the same time the public prosecution department in Germany regularly refuses to take action against hate speech when aimed against other people. Even other politicians.

    And since many people do not really understand our jurisdiction, they believe it is enough to protest against the police.