Overview
- Angelo Fanizza resigned as secretary general after ordering extensive extraction of staff emails, access logs and other system data to identify a leak, a move the IT chief rejected as illegal and unworkable.
- IT director Cosimo Comella formally refused the request, citing constitutional protections of correspondence, the Garante’s own rules on log retention, and the vast technical burden involved.
- A staff assembly voted to demand the resignation of the entire board, intensifying union and opposition pressure for broader accountability at the Authority.
- The board says it only asked Fanizza to verify a possible leak, later told him his approach was disproportionate and unlawful, and learned the full details of his request during the staff meeting.
- Veteran official Luigi Montuori was named the new secretary general as scrutiny continues following Report’s investigations and the earlier €150,000 fine issued to Rai over a broadcast of a private audio.