«The board of directors of the Italo-Arab and Mediterranean Center, meeting in extraordinary session, has decided to sue for aggravated defamation in criminal and civil proceedings the Honorable Ugo Cappellacci of Forza Italia who, in his legitimate inspection activity as a parliamentarian, presented a question for a response to the Minister of the Interior containing false statements that are detrimental to the dignity and all the members of the Italo-Arab Center as well as to the honorability of its president Raimondo Schiavone».
Thus the note, this morning, from the Italo-Arab center.
Cappellaci, in his question to Piantedosi, referred to the event scheduled in Cagliari, at the Manifattura Tabacchi, organized by the Centro Italo Arabo , specifying that during demonstrations of this type «we have frequently witnessed anti-Semitic chants and slogans and the participation, in several cases, of individuals belonging to far-left collectives, anarchists and even former Red Brigade members». Furthermore, «positions have also been expressed that justify and support the brutal crimes committed by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip».
"In no case - the Center's reply - as can be seen from the full recordings of the event that will be sent to the Public Prosecutor's Office and are available to anyone on the web, were anti-Semitic positions expressed but of strong condemnation of the disproportionate reaction of the State of Israel to the terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023 which caused, with an impressive series of air raids and military incursions, over 42,000 victims in the Gaza Strip, mostly civilians, so much so as to be stigmatized by the international community, by the Secretary General of the UN and most recently also by the Italian Episcopal Conference. The presence of the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Cagliari took place within a cultural event in which no one could witness anti-Semitic chants and slogans. This can also be confirmed by the public security and Digos agents who attended every public moment of the event".
