He who lives in Viareggio has by no means crossed the brink of the court docket in Lucca. Nevertheless, this morning, shortly after 1pm, the division common Roberto Vannacci, in a blue go well with and accompanied by his lawyer Massimiliano Manzo of the Court docket of Florence, entered the previous Galli-Tassi to attend the preliminary listening to during which that is concerned following. the criticism filed by volleyball champion Paola Egonu.
Vannacci, who has simply been elected as a European parliamentarian with greater than 500 thousand votes, has been accused by the black athlete of being defamed by inciting racial hatred, as written within the e book ‘The world quite the opposite‘ launched in the summertime of 2023. The general public prosecutor had already requested to dismiss the proceedings, however Egonu’s lawyer, Simone Facchinetti from the Court docket of Monza, opposed it, so the Gup of the court docket of Lucca Alessandro Dal Torrione should determine to do is. adjourn the trial or order no proceedings.
“My consumer – stated the lawyer Facchinetti – is disenchanted, saddened and saddened by what occurred. There isn’t any intention to return the criticism, let it transfer ahead. The army court docket of Rome determined to not settle for the applying for dismissal offered by the legal professionals with Roberto Vannacci for an additional occasion, it’s actually of serious significance.
To journalists, earlier than and after the listening to, Roberto Vannacci defined that he by no means wished to convict or expel the determine of Egonu and that he had additionally written a letter of clarification on this regard: “I lengthy for any racism, I’ve needed to take care of colleagues and males from each attainable ethnic group and it’s clear that the phrases I’ve written within the e book, if learn, are mild years away from any kind of crime”.
The listening to lasted 10 minutes and in addition noticed the presence of the chief prosecutor of the republic on the court docket of Lucca Domenico Manzione. Choose Dal Torrione has reserved his resolution and, apparently, will dissolve his reservation on Monday.