Palermo prosecutors have wound
up a probe into nine people who insulted and threatened
President Sergio Mattarella on social media last year, spelling
indictment requests for them shortly.
The alleged haters, accused of attacking the liberty, honour
and prestige of the president, as well as instigation to commit
crimes, risk up to 15 years in jail.
The hate posts flooded the web after Mattarella decided to
hand a government formation mandate to former spending review
chief Carlo Cottarelli, a bid that came to nothing after the
anti-establishment 5-Star Movement agreed to team up with the
rightist League party.
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