“We cannot let an international event that attracts so many people (to Italy) be ruined by filthy words which, amidst a general silence, aim to attack the institutions of the republic,” LaPresse quoted Brothers of Italy lawmaker Augusta Montaruli as saying.
Italy's justice ministry approved a request from prosecutors on Monday (17 February) to charge the Scottish-American rocker for allegedly calling Ms Meloni a “piece of s***, fascist, racist” and a “Nazi”.
Placebo frontman Brian Molko has been charged with defamation after he reportedly called the Italian prime minister a “fascist” and a “Nazi” during a gig in the country.
The judge also imposed a suspended fine of €1,200 on Giulia Cortese for her defamatory posts on X from 2021, before Ms Meloni took power.
In July 2024 an Italian judge ordered a journalist to pay Meloni €5,000 (£4,210) in damages for mocking her height on social media, ruling that it amounted to “body shaming”.
