Francesco Spano said Tuesday
that he had done nothing wrong and was the victim of
mud-slinging the day after he quit as the head of the
government's anti-racism and discrimination office UNAR.
Spano resigned following a television report that alleged
UNAR gave funding to a cultural association that organized a
sort of sex club for gays. "I decided to resign not because I
feel I am responsible for anything, as I consider what I have
done over the last year to be correct, but out of respect for
the office I had the honour of leading," Spano said.
"In the coming weeks I will evaluate how to proceed to
protect my honour. "What remains is the shocking consideration
of how the mud- slinging machine arms cowardly people who do not
hesitate to denigrate people who do their job fairly and
properly". The report by Mediaset show Le Iene, which screened
footage that suggested the association offered members a 'dark
room' for sex, sparked calls for UNAR to be closed. It also
showed clips of masseurs offering to perform sexual acts for
money.
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