Combatting defamation and threats  on social networks

The arrest of a person whom the Public Ministry is investigating for an alleged campaign of intimidation against two Supreme Court magistrates is a good first step to end the blackmail to which many servants of the Judicial Branch are subjected. Criticism is one thing, with which disagreements, disagreements, and even opinions on the interpretation and execution of the law can be expressed, but threats, defamation, and media terrorism are quite another – especially on social networks and on web pages. anonymous and not-so-anonymous websites – to intimidate, break wills and manipulate justice. The case against the subject arrested this week is a clear example of the situation experienced by some judicial officials, but it is not the only one. It is enough to look at social networks to see the multiple dirty campaigns, sustained for years, only with the desire to discredit and make judges and magistrates lose credibility in the processes against high-powered criminals. If the subject arrested yesterday is found guilty of the charges against him, the sanction must be exemplary, let’s see if those dedicated to discrediting, defaming and blackmailing receive the message. – THE PRESS, June, 16.