Rai, Serena Bortone punished for the Scurati case: six days of suspension. The journalist able to problem the measure

ROME — Chronicle of a punishment foretold. However, what are you able to anticipate in case your boss — with a disciplinary investigation underway — declares to the entire world that you need to be fired on the spot? Nonetheless, since in Italy dependent work remains to be protected, a pretext just isn’t sufficient to fireside somebody, so yesterday at Serena Bortone an exemplary punishment was handed down: 6 days of suspension for having communicated on his social channels the cancellation of Antonio Scurati, who on the eve of April twenty fifth was prevented from reciting the anti-fascist monologue written solely for Caesar will… Discuss has additionally been faraway from subsequent season’s schedules as a result of it isn’t in keeping with TeleMeloni.

Simply to recap. The participation had been cancelled the day earlier than the printed, regardless of the common contract already signed by the author with Rai: the textual content, considered by the Approfondimento administration, had been deemed indigestible by the Melonians who reign supreme in Viale Mazzini and subsequently rejected. However, as a substitute of sanctioning the authors of the censorship, it was thought finest to hit the one who had dared to tell viewers of the sudden change of program. Specifically the Rai3 presenter, now able to problem the suspension, determined “for having revealed a publish on inside issues, with out having obtained the required authorization, in violation of firm guidelines”, as acknowledged within the letter of contestation. The world turned the wrong way up.

Usigrai on the barricades: «A retaliation is being carried out on Bortone by those that are extra involved with making him pay than with understanding what actually occurred within the Scurati affair», assaults the union. «This Rai punishes free info and humiliates the independence of journalists», provides the councilor from the Democratic Occasion Francesca Bria. «An unjust sanction», for the final secretary of the Fnsi Alessandra Costante, as a result of «Bortone, denouncing the cancellation of the monologue on anti-fascism, has carried out an act of civil obedience», echoes the president Vittorio Di Trapani. An unsightly web page, all of the opposition events protest in refrain: «Now TeleMeloni has no brakes. It hires pals and relations, it punishes anti-fascism», summarizes the dem Sandro Ruotolo. “They’re making an attempt to muzzle her as a result of she is uncomfortable”, thunders the 5S Victoria Baldino.

A storm that breaks out on the very day wherein the League, in an effort to take revenge on the Rai nominations recreation that might see it reduce off from the highest positions, presents a invoice to boost the ceiling of promoting crowding helpful for lowering the license price. A injury for the Berlusconi householdThe PD group chief within the Supervisory Committee understands it instantly Stephen Grazianowhich instantly provokes: «What do Meloni and Tajani consider an initiative that has all of the flavour of a warning to Mediaset?». And in reality, «it might’t be executed, it is not within the authorities program», the Forza Italia members put up a wall. However the message from the Carroccio is obvious: the settlement between FdI and FI to divide up the highest positions on the board of administrators, the CEO to the Melonian Giampaolo Rossithe presidency to the blue Simona Agnesshould additionally embody Salvini who calls for the function of normal supervisor. A place that Rossi would as a substitute prefer to assign to essentially the most trustworthy Blissful Ventura. Yet one more kick within the shins of the allies from the Lombards.