Rome, 13 Nov. (LaPresse) – Twenty-two people have been directly charged by the Rome Public Prosecutor’s Office with making threats, harassing and sending defamatory messages to Lazio chairman Claudio Lotito. The pre-trial hearing has been set for 8 February and concerns a series of incidents alleged to have taken place between 2023 and 2024. Among the charges brought by the Rome Public Prosecutor’s Office are numerous telephone calls, including late at night, to Lotito’s mobile number. According to the 11-page indictment, in some calls the chairman was threatened with serious consequences should he “not leave S.S. Lazio”, and an email was sent stating: “Sooner or later we’ll get rid of you”. The charges include offences of making threats, incitement, aggravated defamation, harassment and unlawful processing of personal data. According to the prosecution, one of the defendants is alleged to have published the Lazio chairman’s personal telephone number in a Telegram chat, “publicly inciting participants to harass him”.
22 people to stand trial for threats and harassment against Lotito
Rome, 13 Nov. (LaPresse) – Twenty-two people have been directly charged by the Rome Public Prosecutor’s Office with making threats, harassing and sending defamatory messages to Lazio chairman Claudio Lotito. The pre-trial hearing has been set for 8 February and concerns a series of incidents alleged to have taken place between 2023 and 2024. Among the charges brought by the Rome Public Prosecutor’s Office are numerous telephone calls, including late at night, to Lotito’s mobile number. According to the 11-page indictment, in some calls the chairman was threatened with serious consequences should he “not leave S.S. Lazio”, and an email was sent stating: “Sooner or later we’ll get rid of you”. The charges include offences of making threats, incitement, aggravated defamation, harassment and unlawful processing of personal data. According to the prosecution, one of the defendants is alleged to have published the Lazio chairman’s personal telephone number in a Telegram chat, “publicly inciting participants to harass him”.