Repubblica owner wants to sue Berlusconi

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's request to entrepreneurs to stop placing advertisements in the newspaper La Repubblica has had legal repercussions. The parent company L'Espresso wants to take legal action against Berlusconi, as reported by SDA on Thursday. The group's lawyers have already been called in, L'Espresso announced on Wednesday. As a result, the media group's shares rose by almost nine percent on the Milan stock exchange.
La Repubblica has played a significant role in the recent revelations about Berlusconi's private life. At a meeting with young entrepreneurs in Liguria almost two weeks ago, the head of government suggested an advertising boycott against the country's second-largest newspaper, which he accused of anti-government activities. Meanwhile, the 72-year-old head of government reacted calmly to the threat of legal action from the parent company. "They are not afraid of making fools of themselves," he said. He reiterated that "you have to be masochistic to entrust your advertising to media that talk about a crisis until they themselves become a crisis factor."
In his office as Prime Minister, Berlusconi is protected from prosecution thanks to a new law.