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

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

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/18/italy-investigates-brian-molko-placebo-singer-calls-giorgia-meloni-racist-fascist

Brian Molko criticised Giorgia Meloni during a concert at the Sonic Park festival

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

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.