Day: July 22, 2024
Journalist fined for height jibe against Giorgia Meloni
An Italian court has directed journalist Giulia Cortese to compensate Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni €5000 ($5,400) for an insulting message about her height on a social media platform. This incident, deemed body-shaming by the court, occurred in October 2021. ”Aside from the damages, Cortese was also ordered to pay €1,200 ($1,300) in suspended fine for the said remark she posted on Twitter, now known as X. Cortese responded to the verdict on X, stating that “Italy’s government has a serious problem with freedom of expression and journalistic dissent. ”…
Judges should not deliver political remarks in court: Khawaja Asif
Expressing reservations on the Supreme Court’s verdict on reserved seats, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Sunday that the court’s decisions “should not be political but they should be given in line with the Constitution and the law”. “Judiciary is only responsible for the interpretation of law, not legislation,” the defence minister told Geo News while commenting on the top court’s verdict on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) reserved seats case. Asif slammed the apex court’s July 12 verdict, once again, which declared the embattled former ruling party…