Sanremo, Gianni Morandi case: Codacons is not there and sends a complaint to the Rai Supervisory Commission for the disqualification of the singer
The Codacons will present a formal notice to the Rai Supervisory Commission and a complaint to Prosecutors of the Republic of Imperia and Rome in which it is asked “to pronounce on the serious violation of the regulation of Sanremo Festival following the publication on the web of an extract of the artist’s song “. This was made known by the consumers’ association itself.
The regulation of Sanremo festival 2022 requires the artists in the competition to “not perform or have performed, disseminated, use and exploit directly and / or indirectly the songs participating in Sanremo 2022 – in whole or in part – on any electronic communication network and / or by any means and / or support, in any form and / or manner and / or technology (and thus, by way of example but not exhaustively: for radio, television, telephone, via the internet, etc.) until their first execution during Sanremo 2022”, Explains the Codacons in its instance.
The song of Gianni Morandi, “However, it was heard after the publication of the song both on the web and on social networks, a situation that stands in stark contrast”, writes Codacons, “With the regulation of the festival which categorically prohibits the songs in the competition from being published before the performance all’Ariston, no longer having the characteristic of the ‘novelty’ required by the regulations of the event “.
Gianni Morandi, Codacons’ accusation: “Situation of clear advantage over other artists in Sanremo 2022”
The decision of the Rai not to exclude Morandi from the competition “despite the fact that his song is no longer unpublished not only could it commit possible offenses – from the omission and abuse of official acts to the scam – but it would cancel the level playing field between the singers in the competition, violating articles 20, 21 and 22 of Consumer Code and the Rai Code of Ethics, placing the singer in a situation of clear advantage over the other artists in the competition, with repercussions on the televoting and betting front “, the consumer association still complains, announcing the presentation today of a formal warning to Rai Parliamentary Supervisory Commission “Asking for the opening of an investigation procedure against the Rai and to provide for the immediate disqualification of Gianni Morandi from Festival. In the absence of interventions, the association will resort to Tar requesting the suspension of Sanremo 2022”.
Finally, with a statement at Prosecutors of the Republic of Imperia and Rome the Codacons asks “to open an investigation aimed at ascertaining whether the decision of the Rai to keep in the race Gianni Morandi may set up criminally relevant hypotheses, with particular reference to public televoting and bets linked to Sanremo 2022”.