Berlusconi TV: Report on judges provokes fierce criticism
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is making headlines again following the revocation of his criminal immunity. Canale 5, the television station he controls, aired a controversial satirical report about a judge. The report mocks Milanese judge Raimondo Mesiano.
On Sunday, criticism poured in from all sides about Thursday's
broadcast contribution. Mesiano had sentenced Berlusconi's Fininvest group to pay 750 million euros to the holding company of Carlo de Benedetti, the head of government's arch-rival, in the decades-long dispute over control of the Mondadori publishing house at the beginning of October. In the report, filmed by a novice journalist with a hidden camera, the judge is seen going to the hairdresser, chain-smoking and
Sitting on a bench. The 29-year-old, who was employed by Canale 5 on a temporary contract, provided commentary on the secretly recorded images. There is talk of the judge's extravagant behavior and, according to SDA, reference is made to Mesiano's turquoise socks in white shoes.
broadcast contribution. Mesiano had sentenced Berlusconi's Fininvest group to pay 750 million euros to the holding company of Carlo de Benedetti, the head of government's arch-rival, in the decades-long dispute over control of the Mondadori publishing house at the beginning of October. In the report, filmed by a novice journalist with a hidden camera, the judge is seen going to the hairdresser, chain-smoking and
Sitting on a bench. The 29-year-old, who was employed by Canale 5 on a temporary contract, provided commentary on the secretly recorded images. There is talk of the judge's extravagant behavior and, according to SDA, reference is made to Mesiano's turquoise socks in white shoes.
