Sara Guglielmetti A serious incident of intimidation reportedly occurred in the past few hours, when a correspondent for the Rai program "La Vita in Diretta," Giuseppe Di Tommaso, and videographer Antonio Caglioni, were threatened during a report on the Salvatore Giglio case. Here are all the details.
“They shot,” journalist threatened during a report
A very serious incident of intimidation against public service broadcasters reportedly occurred in the past few hours in Botricello, in the province of Catanzaro. " La Vita in Diretta " journalist Giuseppe Di Tommaso and videographer Antonio Caglioni were reportedly targeted with gunshots in the air, insults, and threats during a report on the case of Salvatore Giglio, who disappeared from Cutro two years ago.
The incident was reported by the Rai Daytime Editorial Board and the Usigrai Executive Committee, who expressed solidarity with the two professionals and called for full investigation into the incident.
Live Life: The dynamics of the ambush on the journalist and videographer
The Board of Directors of Rai Daytime and the Usigrai Executive Committee reported this very serious incident of intimidation .
According to the union statement, journalist Giuseppe Di Tommaso and videographer Antonio Caligione had just finished gathering testimonies and stopped in an area to complete their report. At that moment, the two reportedly heard two gunshots fired in the air and a car approached at high speed. Insults and threats were heard from the car , with the journalist and videographer ordered to leave the area. Fearing the incident might escalate, Di Tommaso and Caglione took refuge in their car. Investigators are already investigating the incident, both to identify the people inside the car and to determine the source of the shots. The incident has obviously sparked outrage at the Viale Mazzini company.