Storm over Maggioni for the interview with Assad

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ROME – It is a furious controversy over Monica Maggioni's interview with Bashar al Assad: the CEO of Rai.com had the opportunity to talk to the Syrian president but so far Rai has not yet proposed or planned any transmission. This has aroused irritation in Damascus: Marwa Osman, spokeswoman for the Syrian presidency, said in a statement that the scheduled date for the broadcast was December 2 last year, but Maggioni asked for a postponement "for incomprehensible reasons".

The Assad press office stresses that the request for referral has been reiterated and no date set for the transmission: this "implies that the interview will not be transmitted". Damascus announces that "if the entire interview is not broadcast by the Italian RaiNews24 in the next two days, we will transmit it on the presidential social accounts and on the Syrian national media on Monday 9 December at 9.00 am Damascus time".

"It would have been better for a European operator to adhere to the principles proclaimed by the West, especially in light of the fact that it operates in a country that is part of the European Union, which should protect freedom of the press and respect for diversity of opinion as a part. essential of its values ​​”, concludes the note from the Syrian presidency.

Rai's reply arrived with a note from CEO Fabrizio Salini, who even distanced himself from the operation, stressing that "The interview with Syrian President Bashar al Assad, carried out by Rai Com's Ad, Monica Maggioni, it was not carried out on commission from any Rai newspaper. Therefore a broadcast date could not be agreed a priori ".

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