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Italian courts rule on defamation cases involving local politicians

A judge in Salerno sentenced Girolamo Auricchio, the vice mayor of Roccadaspide, to a €300 fine for defaming Carabinieri marshal Tommaso Iovino, finding the offense aggravated by the victim’s public‑official status. The court also ordered the marshal to receive €2,000 in legal costs.

Separately, the Rome Court of Appeal cleared former parliamentarian and journalist Augusto Minzolini of defamation charges stemming from a tweet about former Rome mayor Virginia Raggi, ruling that the post was protected criticism under the right to free expression.

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