Italian Senate considers bill to increase prison time for defamation IPI slams measure veering further from international standards on free expression
A general view shows the Italian Senate in Rome, Italy February 25, 2016. REUTERS/Remo CasilliInvestigative journalism could soon become riskier business in Italy, with the country’s Senate set to consider a bill that would increase jail time for defaming public officials.
The Senate’s Justice Committee on May 3 unanimously approved a bill to elevate the maximum possible prison term for defamation by up to one-half when the alleged victim is a public, administrative or judicial official.
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