At 6.30 on the morning of 27 October the “Postal Police“, acting on orders of the Procura of Reggio Calabria, searched the houses of two editors (Roberta Anguillesi e Marco Ottanelli) of the online publication democrazialegalità and seized computers and other material.
This came after the publication of a report on the administration of the Local Health Authorites (Asl9) (Relazione della Commissione di Accesso) in Locri, which was riddled with mafia corruption, waste, bad adminstration and put under controlled administration by the Ministry of the Interior. Locri hit the headlines last year after the assassination of vice-president of the Calabria regional council Franco Fortugno.
This incriminated report is a public document, an administrative report (not a legal document) commissioned by the Interior Minsiter Beppe Pisanu of the last government.
It can be read on dozens of websites, including repubblica.it.
Democrazialegalità will be posting the story of what happened in the next few days, together with Marco and Roberta's comments on what has happened.
Democrazialegalita.it must now defend their right to freedom of information. Hopefully, they say,the judiciary will soon clarify their legal position.
Further Reading: Marco Travaglio's article “A volte rimangono“
