Italy: Journalists’ phones wiretapped by prosecutors
7 hours ago
A number of Italian journalists had their phones wiretapped by Sicilian prosecutors in Trapani as part of their investigation into sea rescue NGOs and charities, a move that has been registered as a threat to press freedom.
Mapping Media Freedom, a project that tracks threats to press freedom, registered the breach, saying the reports are very concerning. The secret surveillance was carried out as part of the probe into three NGOs’ alleged complicity in people smuggling and immigration in the Mediterranean.
���� Reports of wiretapping of journalists' conversations with sources by prosecutors in #Italy are very concerning. Surveillance was carried out as part of a probe into three NGO’s alleged complicity in people smuggling in the Mediterranean. @FnsiSocial⬇️https://t.co/Eg1DaOKSy1pic.twitter.com/5SbcVGVIma