A former Monza provincial
councillor for the Northern League, now known as the League, was
acquitted on appeal Wednesday for writing "Come on Etna, come on
Vesuvius" in a 2012 Facebook post calling for a natural
catastrophe in southern Italy.
Donatella Galli had been given a 20-day term at the
first-instance trial.
"Come on Vesuvius" is a common football chant against Napoli
fans.
League leader Matteo Salvini, who dropped the 'Northern' from
the party name in a successful bid to spread its appeal
southwards, has apologised for singing such anti-Napoli chants
at matches of his beloved AC Milan in the past.
A lawyer for the civil plaintiffs in Wednesday's case said
they would appeal, saying "this sentence could give the go ahead
to all those insults that you hear in the soccer stands and
against which we have already filed complaints".
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