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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Insulting a public official |
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500 euro fine |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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Italy |
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Judicially Exonerated |
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"Piero Ricca was wrongly convicted in 2005 of insulting Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi in May 2003, in response to Berlusconi's support for tailor-made legislation that shielded him from a judgement in a judge-bribing case. Piero Ricca was fined 516 euros, but not sentenced to any jail time. Italy's highest appeals court -- The Cassation Court -- ruled that criticizing public figures is a 'crucial' social right. " |
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Male |
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White |
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"Berlusconi 'clown' jibe no offence, Ansa_it - news in English, June 7, 2006" |
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http://ansa.it/main/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2006-06-07_1078782.html |
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