Overview
- Report published material showing a 13 October 2024 message in which former culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano sent two complaints to Garante member Agostino Ghiglia, stating he sought no special treatment.
- According to the program’s reconstruction, Ghiglia asked his secretariat to register the Sangiuliano–Federica Corsini complaints as urgent, involving staffer Cristiana Luciani, who rejects any suggestion of political interference.
- The Garante later fined Rai’s Report €150,000 over the contested “Boccia” audio, with the formal decision listing Sangiuliano and Corsini as complainants.
- Ghiglia denies exerting pressure, characterizes the narrative as fanciful, and has challenged Report’s Sigfrido Ranucci to an unedited live television debate.
- Coverage also recalls Ghiglia’s reported visit to Fratelli d’Italia headquarters before the sanction vote, while a right-leaning outlet questions the claimed urgency and timing, which Ranucci says further evidence will address on 2 November.