Italy investigates Placebo singer for calling far-right PM ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/1386638

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.