The Naples Court, Section VII, acquitted Pino Grazioli of the charge brought in the criminal proceedings, deeming the evidence to support his responsibility insufficient.
The ruling thus ends a trial stemming from alleged stalking of well-known Neapolitan influencer Maria Grazia Imperatrice, a hypothesis that, however, was not confirmed during the preliminary hearing.
Accusations related to social media
The proceedings were initiated on the basis of the charge of aggravated and continued defamation committed through social networks, with a charge of reiteration of the crime over time pursuant to Article 595 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 81.
From the initial stages of the preliminary investigation, the civil party's defense had also attempted to argue the existence of alleged stalking, a circumstance which, however, was not confirmed in the trial.
The defensive line
The panel of judges essentially accepted the defense line put forward by lawyer Massimo Viscusi, who reconstructed the incident in a speech that lasted about an hour.
The defense's conclusions came after requests were made by the prosecution and the civil party's lawyer, Francesco Cafiero de Raho, who had represented the injured party.
Claims and compensation
During the trial, the Prosecutor's Office had requested a five-month prison sentence for Grazioli.
The civil party, however, had advanced much more severe demands: three years of imprisonment and compensation of 500 euros for the alleged damages suffered.
The court instead ordered compensation of 5 euros, with an immediately enforceable provisional sum of 2 euros, delegating the determination of any remaining liability to the civil court.
The court of Naples acquitted Pino Grazioli of the charge, because the evidence was insufficient and the trial seemed confused; the defense spoke for an hour and the civil party asked for large compensations but then 5 thousand was given and 2 thousand provisionally, the civil remains to be seen, but everything seems uncertain.
It seems to me that the sentence was taken with little and confusing evidence. The defense argued, but the dynamics of the social media posts are not clear, and responsibility remains uncertain. The compensation of 5 euros seems too little, or perhaps not enough.