Former Report presenter Sigfrido Ranucci suspended for ten days

The former host of Report, Sigfrido Ranucci, has been suspended for ten days by Rai. There are four reasons behind the disciplinary measure.

The first concerns the entrances of Laura Cianfoni, Ranucci's friend, inside the Rai buildings. The journalist is also reproached for having published some private conversations with the deputy of the 5 star movement Dario Carotenuto.

The third reason concerns the numerous corporate emails sent to Valter Lavitola. Fourth point: Ranucci was accused of incorrect behavior with respect to Rai rules for having publicly denigrated his newly appointed Report colleagues, Daniele Piervincenzi and Giulia Presutti. The latter then gave up and was replaced by Claudia di Pasquale.

Ranucci's reply

"However, on Saturday I will be in Bologna at the Duse to present my story, #DiarioDiUnTrapezista, at 8.45pm. On the 17th in Albenga at the Ambra theater among friends, the Fieui di Caruggi, on 24 October Reggio Calabria, 29 October Calcinato", so Ranucci replies on social media who, after the news of the suspension from Rai for ten days, posted, to accompany the comment, an article which takes up the news. "You will always and forever find me on your side", writes the host again, quoting De Gregori.

The journalist's lawyer: "We are challenging the provision"

Ranucci's lawyer, Roberto De Vita, also intervenes on the issue: "Just as the labor court of Rome is deciding on Sigfrido Ranucci's precautionary appeal against the measure of removal from Report, Rai communicates to him a new sanction: ten days of suspension from work and pay. A decision which comes a few days after the presentation of detailed defences, with which the accusations made by Rai have been contested in substance and method. While awaiting the judge's decision, we will not comment on the temporal coincidence. The provision will be appealed."

Corsini: “Let's hope Ranucci isn't reinstated”

In the morning, the director of Rai Insights Paolo Corsini on the sidelines of the press conference in Milan of the "2 of spades" program, regarding the journalist and presenter, speaking of the possibility that the Rome Labor Court decides on his reinstatement as host of Report, had commented: "Ranucci reinstated? Let's hope it doesn't happen, we don't think it can happen, it's uchronia".

And again: "I did what I had to do. We are working peacefully, we think we are right and have done everything correctly."