Overview
- Agostino Ghiglia sent a formal diffida demanding deletion of references to his messages from Report’s channels and ordering the program not to broadcast material he says was illicitly obtained.
- Report says the episode will air on Rai3 at 20:30 on November 2, with new scrutiny of the Garante’s independence and additional cases the show describes as suspicious.
- Host Sigfrido Ranucci denies any theft or hacking and accuses Ghiglia of attempting to gag the program and disrupt a public service broadcast.
- The dispute follows the Garante’s €150,000 sanction against Report for publishing a private phone audio involving former culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano and his wife, which preceded his resignation.
- Ghiglia is under renewed attention for visiting Fratelli d’Italia’s Rome office shortly before voting for that sanction, a stop he says was to meet Italo Bocchino about book presentations, and he now alleges his private correspondence was violated.