Parody of Lega Sunday newspaper remains without criminal consequences
The publication of a parody of the Lega's Sunday newspaper, *Il Mattino della Domenica*, will not result in criminal charges. The Ticino Public Prosecutor's Office sees no legal basis for opening an investigation, as it announced on Wednesday.
With this decision, the authorities were responding to a complaint filed by several private individuals and a company against those responsible for a false edition of the right-wing Sunday newspaper published in October. According to the complaint, the authors were guilty of defamation, insult, unfair competition and copyright infringement with their parody of the Mattino.
The fake newspaper with the usual logo but satirical text was placed in the Mattino della Domenica distribution boxes on a Sunday. In terms of content, it mainly poked fun at Lega leader Giuliano Bignasca and his party colleagues. But advertisers of the real Mattino were also shown off. A week later, just before the elections, a satirical copy of the new Lega free newspaper 10 minuti also went into circulation.
The authors remained unknown for four weeks. Then the lawyers Paolo Bernasconi, Alberto Agustoni, the former member of the Council of States Dick Marty, the clergyman Callisto Caldelari and Clown Dimitri took over the legal responsibility. (SDA)
