'Neofascist' organised 75th anniversary of Allied landing

(ANSA) - Rome, January 22 - Italian daily La Repubblica reported on Tuesday that the city of Nettuno south of Rome chose a "neofascist, historical revisionist, extremist movement sympathiser" to organise cultural events celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Allied landing on January 22, 1944. It said Pietro Cappellari has written books critical of the liberation and praising the late WWII Nazi puppet state, the Mussolini-led Italian Social Republic. Lazio Governor Nicola Zingaretti said the region "has asked for clarification on the initiatives necessary to overcome this unfortunate circumstance".