Italy investigates Placebo singer for calling far-right PM ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’
theguardian.com
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.
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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
*defamation
Declamation is a form of rhetoric.
Thank you, I didn't notice the typo!