Russian Ambassador to Italy Has Sued La Stampa for Demanding Assassination of Vladimir Putin

Ambassador Sergey Razov sued the Italian daily La Stampa for “criminal solicitation” and “defending a crime.” “I think you have taken notice that on March 22 in the newspaper La Stampa an article was published in which the possibility of the killing of the President of Russia was considered: There is no need to say that this is outside ethics and morality and the rules of journalism,” Razov said in a press conference before the court building in Rome. “In the Criminal Code of the Italian Republic, responsibility for incitement to commit a crime and defense of a crime is provided for. In precise accordance with Italian law, today I went to the Prosecutor’s Office to file a lawsuit with a request to the Italian authorities to objectively examine this case. I trust Italian justice.”