It seemed to have concluded after more than a year the case of Blanco and the destroyed stage at Sanremo 2023. With the singer's acquittal by the Gip of Imperia, in fact, the story seemed closed, yet today the Codacons has harshly contested the decision of the Judge for Preliminary Investigations, requesting a reassessment of the measure. The reason? The «sensational blunder» of the Court, which had «attributed the artist's behavior to the tension due to the singing competition in which the artist was participating», when instead the singer participated in that edition only as a guest, to present his new song.
The incident
The Gip of Imperia has acquitted Blanco for the case of the stage destroyed during the performance at the Ariston during Sanremo 2023, confirming the decision of the Prosecutor and rejecting the opposition presented by Codacons, an association from whose complaint the investigation for damage was born. «In motivating its decision, the Court of Imperia commits a sensational "blunder" - however, thundered Codacons - attributing the artist's behavior to the tension due to the singing competition in which the artist was participating. Too bad that in 2023 Blanco participated in the Festival only as a guest, to present his new song».
The Gip's ruling
In the ruling by which the Gip Massimiliano Botti rejects the request of Codacons to continue the investigations on Blanco, it reads: «In the case at hand, it appears that the anger of Fabbriconi (Blanco's real surname, ed) was triggered by a malfunction of the audio system that, clearly, risked compromising his performance; in a context of high tension like that of the Sanremo singing performance, harbinger of decisive outcomes for the career of each singer involved, the anger of the accused appears, if not justifiable, at least understandable in the face of an inconvenience that could compromise his chances of victory».
The response of Codacons
«But Blanco had no chance of victory, not participating in any competition and being present at the Sanremo Festival exclusively as a guest! - highlights Codacons - A circumstance that, on the contrary, aggravates his behavior, completely unjustified and highly educative, considering the high following of very young fans boasted by the artist». Not only. «For the Gip, the fact that the Municipality of Sanremo did not take legal action against the artist, downplays the case of the destruction of the Ariston's scenography, and removes elements to continue the investigation», emphasizes the consumer association. Writes judge Botti: «It is emphasized that the Mayor of Sanremo, despite having released statements to the media in which he alludes to an image damage for the City he represents (that is, to a damage objectively greater than that caused to the floral arrangements in themselves considered), does not seem to have taken any initiative in civil or criminal field against the accused, showing to attribute to the conduct of Fabbriconi a significance much less than declared on the wave of media uproar». Now Codacons, following the evident errors contained in the decision of the Gip of Imperia, will present a request to the president of the Court and to the Cassation, asking for a review of the measure.
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