Overview
- The company announced a ten-day suspension on Monday and said the action rests on four complaints about workplace entries, a recorded conversation, forwarded internal emails, and alleged denigration of colleagues.
- Ranucci’s lawyers filed an urgent appeal at the Rome labour court and Judge Donatella Casari reserved decision after setting a filing deadline, with a ruling expected in early October.
- Rai has not disclosed which specific days the suspension will apply or released the underlying evidence that supports the disciplinary charges.
- Rai extended by 15 days the deadline for Ranucci to choose an alternative posting offered by the company, which includes Rainews, Tg3 or the Cairo correspondent office.
- The case has heightened political tensions at the public broadcaster after Rai’s Paolo Corsini said he hoped Ranucci would not be reinstated and M5S members called for ethical scrutiny, with coverage ranging from critical commentary to straight reporting across outlets.