Overview
- Judge Ludovico Sburlati ordered Feltri to pay €20,000 to ASGI, reimburse roughly €3,400 in legal costs, and publish the ruling in Corriere della Sera.
- The case stems from Feltri’s 28 November 2024 appearance on Radio24’s La Zanzara, where he said he would “shoot Muslims in the mouth” and described Muslims as an “inferior race.”
- The court found the statements were not delivered with ironic intent and amounted to mockery or contempt, citing jurisprudence that limits speech that demeans protected groups.
- ASGI welcomed the decision as precedent-setting and said the award will fund anti–hate speech education and further legal action.
- Feltri insists the comments were provocative humor from a radio format, while political allies publicly criticized the ruling; earlier, the Order of Journalists suspended him and AGCOM fined Radio24.