Boldrini rape comment pol sacked

(ANSA) - Rome, August 28 - A politician for the We With Salvini (NcS) rightwing populist party, Saverio Solvini, was sacked Monday for asking, in light of a Rimini gang rape by apparent migrants, "when will it (rape) happen to (House Speaker Laura) Boldrini and the women of the (centre-left) Democratic Party?".
    "Solvini is no longer a party member, as of today," said Puglia NcS chief Rossano Sasso, saying the party disassociated itself from what he had said.
    Boldrini, noted for her pro-migrant stances, is a hate figure for rightists and recently said she would start suing them for the extreme statements, many couched in sexual language, she regularly receives.
    We With Salvini is the southern branch of the anti-immigrant Northern League, led by Matteo Salvini.
    Salvini had earlier faced calls to sack Solvini, who was party chief in the southern town of San Giovanni Rotondo.
    photo: scene of Polish woman's alleged rape in Rimini