Cassation, Judgement n.7017/2011
E 'crime "undermine and belittle the claim of a person''for the sole reason that''belongs to a religion other than that historically and culturally rooted in society 'Italian'. This was stated by the Supreme Court has upheld a conviction for libel imposed on a man who had exposed a sign in front of his house proclaiming, "the misfortune of having a Jehovah's Witness as a neighbor sells property with expansion plans." The Turin Court also ordered the defendant to pay damages to his neighbor across. Using a point of law the defendant has sought to defend himself by saying that the term Jehovah's Witness and 'perceived negatively by society'. The Court however rejected the application in pointing out that''full and unjustified censure on the personality 'of the plaintiff and the reference to its general anomalies were made even more' heavily and convincingly to the offensive by calling his choice to join a religion other than the historically rooted in our society'''. This will 'undermine and diminish the credit of its neighbor, the Court has incorporated the case of defamation.
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