Investigation into the Privacy Guarantor, Ghiglia warns Report against broadcasting

Agostino Ghiglia, a member of the Italian Data Protection Authority, has sent a formal warning to the editorial staff of Report regarding the broadcast of tonight's episode on Rai3 of the report, partially previewed on the program's social media, regarding his involvement in the proceedings that led to the fine for publishing the audio of the phone call with former minister Gennaro Sangiuliano and his wife Federica Corsini.

Ghiglia, according to ANSA, disputes the illegal acquisition of personal data through the violation of private correspondence, and is requesting that the data be removed from social media and not broadcast on television.

Tonight's episode will air a report highlighting Ghiglia's visit to the Brothers of Italy headquarters the day before the Italian Data Protection Authority's decision to fine Report. Furthermore—as reported this morning by Repubblica— the program will detail several messages Ghiglia sent to his secretary, announcing his visit to Arianna Meloni. The member of the Authority explained in recent days that he had gone to the Brothers of Italy headquarters to speak with Italo Bocchino about books and had simply bumped into the prime minister's sister for a word of greeting. Ghiglia, in the formal notice sent to the program, specifies that he has instructed his lawyers to investigate whether any crimes have been committed.

"There was no stolen material or computer intrusion," says Report host Sigfrido Ranucci. "What Ghiglia is trying to do is gag it," he continues. "It's extremely serious; it's an interruption of public service."

"It's very serious not only the intrusion into my private life, because I was stalked, but also the violation of my correspondence and chats, which appear to have been available to Report for I don't know how long ," Ghiglia replied to Ansa. "We're talking about emails from the Guarantor, a public authority, not a private one, and Ranucci will have to give answers on this, not to me, but to the right people. I wonder if everything is correct for RAI, the board of directors, and the Supervisory Commission. It doesn't seem so to me," he emphasized.

(Unioneonline/D)