The decision of the Constitutional Court on the legitimacy of the prison for journalists, provided for by the Criminal Code and the law on the press for those who commit the crime of defamation in the press, is expected tomorrow. Last year, the Court of Salerno upheld the objection of unconstitutionality raised by Giancarlo Visone, lawyer of the Union Union of Campania Journalists, in the trial against PN, at the time of the facts collaborator of the newspaper Il Roma, and its director. According to the thesis put forward, even the provision of a prison sentence in the press is incompatible with both the Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights. Thus, tomorrow, the orders issued by the Court of Salerno and by the court of Bari, Modugno section will be discussed. "The trial for aggravated defamation, with the attribution of a specific fact - explained the lawyer Visone, during an initiative promoted today in Naples by the Sugc - provides, in case of conviction, a prison sentence of 1 to 6 years and at the same time also a financial penalty". The prison for journalists is provided for in article 13 of the press law and in article 595 of the penal code, relating to defamation in the press. The objection of legitimacy was raised "considering that article 13 of the law on the press violates the Constitution and is also in conflict with article 10 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms" . "We are waiting to understand how the Constitutional Court will resolve these issues - underlined Mink - and if it comes to the abolition of the prison for journalists for the crime of defamation in the press". source ANSA
