"If we delve into the sexual sphere of each of us, I'm going to say something terrible, something strong: rape." The comments made on Porta a Porta by journalist Concita Borrelli , during the segment of the program about Garlasco, immediately prompted a distancing from crime writer Elisabetta Cametti, who was connected.
"Lay down your weapons and poison, and I will apologize," Borrelli wrote in X. Bruno Vespa also announced his apology, while RAI's Director of In-Depth News Paolo Corsini will launch an investigation. Meanwhile, the Italian Data Protection Authority has issued a new warning to the media regarding Garlasco.
"Let's say something harsh, but in my opinion, it's very realistic," Concita Borrelli said during a discussion among the guests in the studio on Porta a Porta. "If we delve into the sexual sphere of each of us, rape occurs. Someone takes you and you take someone else, in our heads, in our dreams, in our imaginations. We all have it, and this isn't about being saints, bigots, or murderers." A few hours later, the journalist apologized on X: "Lay down your weapons and poison, enemies near and far. I will apologize," she wrote, "with sincerity, in the appropriate places." The editorial staff of the program hosted by Bruno Vespa said they were "sorry for what happened."
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party has demanded that the host himself apologize. "I will obviously apologize too in the next episode of Porta a Porta," Bruno Vespa told ANSA. The Director of In-Depth Analysis, Paolo Corsini, promptly began investigations within his area of responsibility, as RAI announced. RAI Board Member Roberto Natale recalls that Concita Borrelli "is the same 'opinionist' who in September, on another RAI program, said she had a radar to identify gays" and that "public service broadcasting cannot offer a platform to those who seek notoriety with offensive and reckless words."
The democratic members of the RAI Parliamentary Oversight Commission "deem the statements made during the Porta a Porta broadcast scandalous and extremely serious. These unacceptable words," they add, "trivialize the issue of sexual violence and are offensive to women and all victims of abuse and violence."
Amid the controversy, the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante Privacy) has issued a new warning to the media regarding Garlasco. The impetus comes from the Rete 4 program "Quarta Repubblica," which published wiretaps of a phone call between Alberto Stasi and his former lawyer, Angelo Giarda. "We are witnessing a constant and morbid sensationalization of a news story, in conflict with the principle of essential information and liable to override the necessary respect for individuals and their dignity," the Authority states. It "acknowledges the removal of the television report" and will continue "to monitor the matter, also in light of the complaints received from those involved."
(Unioneonline)
