Scurati case, Rai disciplinary proceedings against Serena Bortone. Sergio: “Reading the monologue is never prohibited”

He contests the post published on his social profiles on April 20th by journalist Viale Mazzini

by Vittorio Di Mambro Rossetti and Mirko Narducci

ROME – “Rai has sent a letter of disciplinary complaint to Serena Bortone in reference to the post published by the journalist on its social profiles on 20 April regarding the Scurati affair. As per practice in disputes the journalist is asked for any justifications and clarifications”. Thus Viale Mazzini in a note.

SERGIO: NEVER FORBIDDEN PARTICIPATION IN NOR MONOLOGUE READING

“On the Scurati affair neither the guest’s participation nor the reading of the monologue was prohibited. The press release approved by the Insights Department on Friday afternoon provided for Scurati’s participation free of charge, the return tickets to and from Milan and the hotel reservation, authorized and cancelled only at 1pm on the same day of the broadcast, seven hours before the broadcast and after the author had decided to no longer take part in it. The Management has considered providing the intervention free of charge rather than for a fee, considering it to be affected by a period of promotion of an upcoming graphic novel published yesterday but bookable from 19 April and of a fiction based on his. Opera”. The CEO of Rai, Roberto Sergio, said this during the hearing in the Rai Parliamentary Supervisory Commission. “In any case, neither the participation of Dr. Scurati nor the reading of the monologue was ever prevented – Sergio underlined – which was evidently then authorized and represented by Mrs. Bortone that same evening, because she read the monologue “.