"Kill Berlusconi" Facebook Group Investigated By Italian Officials

BBC NEWS :

Italian officials have opened an investigation into a Facebook group, "Let's kill Berlusconi", for inciting hatred against the prime minister.

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[paul divertente]

08:59 AM on 10/26/2009

http://gilioli.blogautore.espresso.repubblica.it/2009/10/24/intanto-su-facebook/

CENSURED “BERLUSCONI NOBEL FOR THE MAFIA 2010" NEW INSCRIPTION AND SHARE http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=189586333227&ref=ts BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN CENSURED AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF THE ARTICLE THAT CITED TO US ON THE CORRIERE DELLA SERA NEWSPAPER HTTP://WWW.CORRIERE.IT/POLITICA/09_OTTOBRE_21/ALFANO-INDAGINE-SICUREZZA-PREMIER-FACEBOOK_5EBD09B0-BE59-11DE-9BC2-00144F02AABC.SHTML
TO HOURS 20 OF THE 22/10/09 HAD 2001 ENROLLED IS DISAPPEARED THE 23/10/09 ALLE HOURS 00,55 IT HELPS TO DISCOVER TO WHO CENSORSHIP IN ITALY THE FREEDOM US OF OPINION YOU JOIN AND SHARING WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS, MASS-MEDIA ETC NOMINATION FOR SILVIO BERLUSCONI AL PRIZE NOBEL FOR THE MAFIA 2010. YOU JOIN AND YOU OPEN TO COMMITTEE IN YOUR CITY. THE MOTIVATIONS ARE BROUGHT BACK SUL OFFICIAL SEARCH ENGINE OF GROUP WWW.GOOGLE.COM, WWW.YOUTUBE.COM, AND ON ALL THE POST OF FACEBOOK ETC

[mediamarv]

01:56 PM on 10/22/2009

Wow! I see a chance for a free trip to Italy!! With a nice Polizia escort. All I have to do is post a threat on my Facebook page??

I'm in!!

[Lee Andrew]

05:50 PM on 10/22/2009

Let me explain something to you -- I know you are joking but Italy is not the the USA and I promise you that some of if not the majority of the prisons there are a few hundred years young as in all EU states... Additionally in Europe if you threaten a public official there is no debate, no '2nd Amendment' protection. You either are in prison immediately sometimes without trials - or worse as would be the case of threatening the 'don' Berlusconi. Copisci? Just a word to the wise in Europe Union protest all you want but if you impugned an elected official you forfeit your rights to freedom - no debate. Read up on it.

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Warmest regards,
Cordialement,

LeeAndrew

[mediamarv]

08:50 PM on 10/22/2009

Grazie.

I was indeed making a cheap joke. I have traveled in Italy, love the place, but did learn while I was there that legal things are different.

Berlusconi is a villain, as far as I am concerned, but obviously enough Italians tolerate him so that he remains in office.