Contempt of Institutions?
Italian prosecutors charged Brian Molko with “contempt of the institutions” for calling Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a “piece of shit, fascist, racist”
Placebo frontman Brian Molko is facing criminal charges after offering some pointed onstage political commentary during a July 2023 performance at Italy’s Sonic Park Stupinigi festival. Italian prosecutors charged him with “contempt of the institutions” for calling Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a “piece of shit, fascist, racist,” according to British press reports. Meloni previously sued Molko for the remarks.
Meloni, who has led the right-wing Brothers of Italy party since 2014, became Italy’s first female prime minister in 2022. A spokesman for Minister of Justice Carlo…
