Paola Egonu continued General Vannacci: the sentences about “somatic characteristics” in the book

General Roberto Vannacci also faces having to face Paola Egonu in court, after the volleyball player sued him for defamation. At the center of the Italian champion's protests are the sentences concerning her reported in the book “The World Upside Down”, as reported by La Nazione. The general had written about her that “even though she is Italian by nationality, it is clear that the features of her face do not represent her Italian identity.” Egonu filed the complaint in Bergamo, then sent it to Lucca for territorial jurisdiction, given that the general still resides in Viareggio. The prosecution opted to dismiss the case.

But Egonu appealed the decision and is now waiting for the preliminary hearing judge to decide whether the general should dismiss the case or send it back to court. Vannacci's book had already earned him an investigation in Rome for inciting racial hatred, after a complaint from a trade unionist soldier. Among the investigations involving the general, there is also that for alleged damage to the treasury opened by the Court of Auditors and which concerns the period during which Vannacci was in Moscow between 2021 and 2022.

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