Overview
- A judge in Rome closed the case against Report journalists Sigfrido Ranucci and Luca Bertazzoni, ruling the broadcast was lawful reporting.
- The order says there is no proof they knew the conversation between Gennaro Sangiuliano and his wife happened in a private dwelling, which Italian law requires for this crime.
- Following a November 2025 bid by prosecutors to close the file, the judge declared the complainants’ push for more checks inadmissible, including requests to question a Rai executive, obtain a parliamentary video, and image the source’s devices.
- The judge framed source Maria Rosaria Boccia’s actions as part of a “criminal strategy,” noting she first tried to give the audio to journalist Luca Telese, who refused it as “not legal.”
- The data regulator’s €150,000 fine against Rai over the airing was annulled in January 2026, and a separate criminal case involving Boccia remains active.